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21 Cards in this Set
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In which layer are we? |
Tropospere |
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In which layer does weather occur? |
Troposphere |
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In which layer of the atmosphere is there ozone? |
Statosphere |
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What does ozone protect life on earth from? |
Ultra violet light |
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In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors disintegrate? |
Mesosphere |
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If thermo means heat, what happens to air temperature as you increase in altitude in the thermosphere? (does temperature increase of decraese in the thermosphere) |
increase |
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Above which layer does outer space lie? |
Exosphere |
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What happens to air pressure as you increase in altitude? |
Air pressure decreases |
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Name four things that make up the air (make up the atmosphere) |
Nitrogen, Oxygen, solids, liquids |
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Explain why the atmosphere stays around the Earth and doesn't just float away. |
gravity |
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The layers of air around the Earth are all called______________. |
atmosphere |
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What are pollutants? |
materials that harm living things |
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Describe two human activities that release pollution |
burning fossil fuels to make cars run and to make power plants run |
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Why is there the greatest amount of air pressure in the troposphere? |
The troposhere has 4 layers above it pressing down on the troposphere. |
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What is the percentage of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and other in the atmosphere |
N-78 OX-21 OT-1 |
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What is kinetic energy? |
the energy of motion |
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What does kinetic energy have to do with conduction? |
The movement of molecules touching other molecules |
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What is solar energy? |
energy from the sun |
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What is radiation? |
energy that travels in rays or waves |
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What is conduction? |
the transfer of energy through contact |
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What is convection? |
The transfer of energy in a circular movement due to different densities in a liquid or gas |
