Describe how and why air density changes with changes in altitude. - ANSWER- Air density decreases with an increase in altitude because air particles have mass and are pulled down by Earth's gravity.ÂÂ
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Density is defined as - ANSWER- mass divided by volume.ÂÂ
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Nitrogen is about _____ of the Earths atmosphere - ANSWER- 78%ÂÂ
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A mechanical wave cannot travel through a - ANSWER- vacuum.ÂÂ
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In which layer is the ozone layer located? - ANSWER- StratosphereÂÂ
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Where does Earth's weather happen? - ANSWER- TroposphereÂÂ
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The troposphere is - ANSWER- the densest of the atmospheric layers.ÂÂ
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The exosphere is the least - ANSWER- dense atmospheric layer.ÂÂ