Environmental Sci
Environmental
Nitrogen 78
Oxygen 21
Argon 1
Trace gases
3 major events
Volcanic outgassing
Meteoritic bombardment
Oxygenation
Air pressure - barometer
High psi = closer to sea level, dry
Trophosphere - most mass, weather
Stratosphere - ozone
Mesosphere - meterors burn
Thermosphere - space station, low particle mass
Exosphere - fades into space
Axial tilt - causes seasons
Hadley cells 0 - 30
Ferrel - 30 60
Polar 60 90
Coriolis effect- earth spins at differt speeds, equator is faster
North counter clockwise
South clockwise
El niño - weak winds warm weather
La Niña strong cold
nitrogen cycle, turns gas nitrogen into useable forms so humans can consume for proteins
Phosphorus, rock uplift, erosion, storage in rocks
** synthetic filters mess it up
Carbon cycle can be done rapid or slow, burn of fossil fuels messes it up