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| a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet such as earth which are affected by altitude |
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| the measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface |
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| The height of an objectabove the earths surface |
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| The lowest layer of the atmosphere |
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| The atmospheric layer above the Troposphere |
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| a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms and that absorbs ultraviolent radiation from the sun |
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| coldest layer of the atmosphere |
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| uppermost layer of the atmosphere |
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| Atmosphere contains layers based on.... |
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| air pressure and temperature |
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| Why is the atmosphere important? |
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| contians oxygen and protects us from the Suns harmful rays |
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| nitrogen is how much if the atmosphere/ |
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| Oxygen is how much of the atmosphere |
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| "other" is how much of the atmosphere? |
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| what are a couple of things in the "other?" |
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| Dust, salt, dirt and smoke |
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| as altitude increases...what decreases? |
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| As altitude decreases...what increases? |
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| Gravity pulls the gas molecules in the stmosphere towards the center of what? |
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Air temp. changes as you increase altitude |
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| is cold air generally more dense than warm air or vice versa? |
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true or false
the higher you get the thinner and cooler the air gets |
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lowest layer
Densest layer
Life form
90% of Atmospheres total mass |
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very thin air
littler moisture
contains ozone
2nd layer |
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Coldest layer
Large wind storms
3d layer |
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Uppermost layer
Ionosphere(Nitrogen and oxygen atoms absorb harmful saolar energy)
Ions(Electrectly changed particles) |
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| Is Heat the same as Temp.? |
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| Temp. is what kind of energy? |
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| Kinetic(energy that barely moves) |
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| heat is what kind of energy? |
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True or false
The faster moving of the molecules, the temperature goes down |
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Slower moving of molecules, the temp goes down |
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| Energy transfers from one body or system due to contact |
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| What is the ozone layer and why is it important to the Earth? |
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| It is important to us because it preotects us from Radiation. It is a layer in the Startosphere |
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| Explain the "Human Pramid" |
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bottom layer...Troposphere and explain
next layer....Stratosphere and explain
and so on |
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| Is there only gas in the air? Explain |
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| No, there is also other things such as Dust and water |
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