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31 Cards in this Set
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atmosphere
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a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
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The atmosphere is composed most of ___________.
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Nitrogen
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Where is pressure the greatest in the atmosphere?
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Troposphere; the higher you go, the less air pressure
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lowest layer
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troposphere
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most dense layer
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troposphere
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weather occurs in this layer
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troposhere
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most pressure
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troposhere
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as altitude increases, temperature ___________.
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decrreases
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planes fly at the top of this layer
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troposphere
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planes fly at the bottom of this layer
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stratosphere
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lower stratosphere is extremely __________.
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cold
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the rise in temperature occurs becaues of the _______ layer
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ozone
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ozone absorbs _____ radiation from the ______
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UV, Sun
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what is the job of the ozone layer
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to protect life on earth
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middle layer
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mesosphere
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coldest layer
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mesosphere
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shooting stars / meteors can be seen here
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mesosphere
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highest temperatures
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thermosphere
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space shuttles normally fly here
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thermosphere
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doesn't actually feel hot
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thermosphere
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temperatures are so high becuase density is so ______
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low
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particles don't transfer thermal energy in this layer
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thermosphere
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contained in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere
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ionosphere
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temperature rises & gas particals become electrically charged in this layer.... what are they called
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ionosphere; ions
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contains the auroras
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ionosphere
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auroras
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shimmering energy
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outermost layer
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exosphere
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contains almost no air molecules
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exosphere
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extends into space
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exosphere
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satellites orbit here
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exosphere
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List the layers of the atmosphere in order
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troposphere
stratosphere mesosphere thermosphere ionosphere exosphere |
