Gases and Atmospheric Pressure Three types of motion and kinetic energy -particles in a substance have three type of motion and therefore three types of kinetic energy -vibrational motion -vibreational kinetic energy -all particles have this type of energy -rotational motion -rotational kinetic energy -particles in liquid and fases have some solids have this energy type -translational motion -translational kinetic energy -only particles in liquid and gas have this type of energy
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Physical Geography Exam 2 (ch 6‚7‚8‚9‚17) 1. The hydrologic cycle refers to the ________. A) flow of rivers B) groundwater flow to the surface C) unending circulation of Earth’s water supply D) latent heat of vaporization E) totality of forms of precipitation 2. Air containing all of the water vapor it can hold is ________. A) saturated B) adiabatic C) dew point D) convective E) unstable 3. The release of latent heat along from water molecules
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Office Use Only | | | | | | | | | | | | Monash University Semester Two Examination Period 2010 Faculty Of Science EXAM CODES: CHM1022 TITLE OF PAPER: CHEMISTRY EXAM DURATION: 3 hours writing time READING
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INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION A fluid power system is one that transmits and controls energy through the use of pressurised liquid or gas. In Pneumatics‚ this power is air. This of course comes from the atmosphere and is reduced in volume by compression thus increasing its pressure. Compressed air is mainly used to do work by acting on a piston or vane. While this energy can be used in many facets of industry‚ the field of Industrial Pneumatics is considered here. The correct use of pneumatic
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GENERAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION A. PLANETARY PRESSURE BELTS 1. Equatorial calms (Doldrums) throughout the year a belt of low pressure surrounds the earth in the equatorial zone (except in the vicinity of the eastern Indian Ocean‚ East Indies and Australian region during the north hemisphere winter) most of air motion is vertical with light and variable winds having a slight westward drift 2. Subtropical calms or subtropical highs (Horse latitudes) characterized by high pressure
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Mt. Adiabatic Let’s look more closely at how the air changes temperature when it rises or drops. We know that warm air rises‚ and when it rises it becomes cooler. If you remember that‚ you can reason your way through a lot of meteorology. Adiabatic heating and cooling implies a change in temperature of the parcel of air without gain or loss of heat from outside the air parcel. Adiabatic processes are very important in the atmosphere‚ and adiabatic cooling of rising air is the dominant cause of cloud
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Global Atmospheric Circulation This essay will describe patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation. When the surface air reaches the Equator‚ it gets heated and rises to the top of the troposphere‚ where it spreads back toward the poles. When it gets to the poles‚ it descends back to the surface again to complete the cycle. The heat of the Sun causes water to evaporate from lakes‚ rivers and oceans‚ as well as from the leaves of plants called (transpiration). But this water
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Atmospheric Issues SCI/275 For several years‚ we have been aware of the harms we produce to the environment‚ and yet we keep on creating them. Some people are more familiar than others about these harms. However‚ it seems as if there is no concern since change is happening slowly. Around the globe similar harms exist. Some are even more advanced in some places. We can clearly see the consequences of these harms. They are drastically disturbing our environment. The sufferers from these events
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Definition and Basic Concepts Thermodynamics is defined as the science of energy. Originally derived from Greek words : therme (heat) and dynamics (power) – descriptive of early attempts at conversion of heat into power. Modern interpretation includes all aspects of energy and energy transformations‚ power generation‚ refrigeration‚ and the relationships among properties of matter. There are two approaches in thermodynamics studies: (1) classical thermodynamics – a macroscopic approach where
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The two studies by Dehaene-Lambertz‚ Dehaene‚ and Hertz-Pannier (2002)‚ as well as‚ Homae‚ Watanabe‚ and Taga (2014) will be compared. The studies measure the perception of speech sounds in the infant brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Each set of researchers collected data from young infants around 3 months. Different qualities of sound were presented to the infants in order to measure the activation of certain structures in the brain. The hemodynamic responses to different
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