Text Book Link – https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/earth_science/index.html
Please see attached power point for further reference.
What is the a). average percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere, b). average percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere, c). average percentage carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Watch the TedEd YouTube videoThe history of the barometer (and how it works) – Asaf Bar-Yosef ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkDhlzA-lwI )and describe: How was atmospheric pressure first discovered? And what instrument measures air pressure?
Describe why a bag of potato chips purchased at sea level will have the air inside the bag expand and puff out the sides of the bag if it’s taken to high elevation in the mountains.
What are the four layers of the atmosphere? In which layer do all weather events occur?
Watch the YouTube clipBill Nye – Atmospheric Pressure ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeAp3CuGjk8 )and describe how Bill Nye was able to form a cloud in a tube
Local Winds
You will need to use the online textbook along with the Unit 5 lecture slides to answer the questions fully and demonstrate your understanding of the material. For each type of “Breeze” below, describe the following: a) Where is air rising from heat? B) Where is wind moving from and moving to? C) Where can this type of wind be experience locally (research a location)
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Mountain Breeze
Valley Breeze
What drives the motion of air during the daytime?
What drives the motion of air at nighttime?
