BGU Physics Department
Introduction to Enviromental Physics
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- From atoms to planets: scales of sizes in nature; The role of atoms in a geography course; Pythagoras' theorem and square roots; Pytahgoras' theorem and some basic physics.
- Momentum; Mass; Weight; Mass and energy.
- Force and Newton's laws of motion; Gravity.
- Circular motion and centripetal force; Centripetal forces and gravitation; Fictitious forces; Centrifugal force; Coriolis force.
- Conservation of energy; Conservation laws and symmetries - Noether's theorem; Back to energy; Conservation of angular momentum.
- Motion of the Earth-Sun system; Longitude and Latitude; Time zones; Tilt of the Earth's axis; Precession of the Earth's axis.
- Electrostatic forces; Bohr' model of the hydrogen atom; Waves.
- The effects of quantization; Larger atoms; The modern “picture” of atoms; The hydrogen molecule; Larger molecules; Isotopes; Summary of atomic properties; The stability of matter; Thermal energy and temperature; Kelvin temperature units.
- Specific heat; Latent heat of fusion; Latent heat of evaporation; Crystalline solids; Density of crystals.
- Liquids; Melting icebergs; Tides; Gases.
- Why planets have atmospheres; Trace gases in the Earth's
atmosphere and their environmental importance; Carbon dioxide; Water
vapor; The emission of radiation from hot objects; The atmospheric
greenhouse effect.
- Change of air pressure with height; Variation of air temperature with height; he troposphere; The stratosphere; The mesosphere; The thermosphere; The stratospheric ozone layer; Formation of the ozone layer; Seasonal changes in the thickness of the ozone layer .
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