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What are the primary gases/percentages in the atmosphere? - ANSWER Nitrogen -
78%
Oxygen - 21%
Other gases - 1%
These percentages do not change.
What are the layers of the atmosphere? - ANSWER Troposphere - sea level to 26,405
feet
Tropopause
Stratoshpere
Stratopause
Mesosphere
Thermoshere
Exosphere
What are the 3 physiologic zones of the atmosphere? - ANSWER Physiological zone -
sea level to 10,000 feet
Physiologically Deficient Zone - 10,000 feet - 50,000 feet
Space Equivalent Zone - 50,000 feet - 120 miles
What law requires pilots to use oxygen when flying at altitudes above 10,000 feet? -
ANSWER Federal Aviation Requirements (FAR) Part 135.89
What is the barometric pressure at sea level? - ANSWER 760 mmHg
What is one physiologic symptom that can be affected at altitudes above 5,000 feet can
affect? - ANSWER Night vision
What are the 3 distinct parts of flight? - ANSWER 1) Aircraft
2) Flight crew
3) Atmosphere
What is the the weight per unit area of all of the molecules of the gas above the point at
which the measurement was taken, with temperature and humidity as variables called?
Also called "atmospheric pressure." - ANSWER Barometric Pressure
What gas law states that when volume of gas increases, pressure decreases; when
volume of gas decreases, pressure increases?
FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY 100%
VERIFIED
What are the primary gases/percentages in the atmosphere? - ANSWER Nitrogen -
78%
Oxygen - 21%
Other gases - 1%
These percentages do not change.
What are the layers of the atmosphere? - ANSWER Troposphere - sea level to 26,405
feet
Tropopause
Stratoshpere
Stratopause
Mesosphere
Thermoshere
Exosphere
What are the 3 physiologic zones of the atmosphere? - ANSWER Physiological zone -
sea level to 10,000 feet
Physiologically Deficient Zone - 10,000 feet - 50,000 feet
Space Equivalent Zone - 50,000 feet - 120 miles
What law requires pilots to use oxygen when flying at altitudes above 10,000 feet? -
ANSWER Federal Aviation Requirements (FAR) Part 135.89
What is the barometric pressure at sea level? - ANSWER 760 mmHg
What is one physiologic symptom that can be affected at altitudes above 5,000 feet can
affect? - ANSWER Night vision
What are the 3 distinct parts of flight? - ANSWER 1) Aircraft
2) Flight crew
3) Atmosphere
What is the the weight per unit area of all of the molecules of the gas above the point at
which the measurement was taken, with temperature and humidity as variables called?
Also called "atmospheric pressure." - ANSWER Barometric Pressure
What gas law states that when volume of gas increases, pressure decreases; when
volume of gas decreases, pressure increases?
