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What is the boiling point defined as?
What is the boiling point defined as?
- The temperature at which a gas turns into a liquid
- The temperature at which a solid turns into a gas
- The temperature at which a liquid freezes
- The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the external pressure (correct)
What is the normal boiling point?
What is the normal boiling point?
- The temperature at which a liquid boils at 1 atm external pressure (correct)
- The temperature at which a gas turns into a liquid
- The maximum temperature a liquid can reach
- The temperature at which a liquid freezes
What happens at the boiling point of a substance?
What happens at the boiling point of a substance?
- The liquid solidifies
- The gas turns into a liquid
- The liquid turns into a gas (correct)
- The solid melts
What is the main reason for the sharp decrease in atmospheric density with increasing altitude?
What is the main reason for the sharp decrease in atmospheric density with increasing altitude?
What determines the characteristics of the atmosphere as a function of altitude?
What determines the characteristics of the atmosphere as a function of altitude?
Where is more than 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere located?
Where is more than 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere located?
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