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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
Contributors in Atmospheric chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry
Fire rainbows
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
They are technically known as iridescent clouds, a relatively rare phenomenon caused by clouds of water droplets of nearly uniform size. These clouds diffract, or bend, light in a similar manner, ...
Fog
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
Tiny drops of water floating in the air close to the surface of the Earth. Fog is actually a cloud that has formed near the ground.
Lightning
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
A flash of light in the sky caused by a sudden flow of electricity between a cloud and the ground.
Ozone layer
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A region of the upper atmosphere that has a high amount of ozone. The ozone layer blocks much of the Sun's harmful radiation.
Charles
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
French scientist who formulated Charles's law in 1787. He was the first person to fill a large balloon with hydrogen gas, making it light enough to fly.
Freeze
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
To change from a liquid to a solid by cooling to the freezing point. Water becomes ice when it freezes.
Hydrogen
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A chemical element that exists freely on Earth as a gas and is combined with oxygen in water.
