Sentences with phrase «rest of the air molecules»

Not exact matches

There is no bulk transport of molecules because the gas is hydrodynamically stable by construction so no parcel of air experiences a net upward or downward force, begins at rest, and according to Our Friend Newton, remains at rest.

Either of these GHGs will gain energy if they absorb IR from the ground (or from GHGs in the atmosphere), but then when they collide with other molecules (almost always N2 or O2) they will give away that extra energy until they are at the same average energy as the rest of the air.