Earth's Atmosphere: Where Is All The Air?

 

Lecture and lab went well, today; thank you all for participating in the demonstrations. I hope all of the walking around and tapping each other helped you understand the concept of conduction and why air is so poor at passing heat from molecule to molecule. Also, if you enjoyed the section on ozone, are curious to learn more, or just want to watch the animations again, check out NASA's Ozone Hole Watch.

We will be keeping a Weather Calendar for the next month, as an experiment. I'm curious to see what we can all learn from the information we'll be recording and sharing. Put in as much data as you can find and don't worry if isn't perfect--I know the symbols are confusing for a first-timer. Just do whatever you can handle. Record date, time, location, and the current temperature; push yourself to try to find the other information, too. Ask someone to help you make entries on days when you're not in class, just to raise the interest level. Who knows what it will lead to?

Here are today's slides. Have a great week!

Physical Geography Lecture 04.5 - Earth's Atmosphere 101016 from angelaorr