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16 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere |
The envelope of gases that surround the planet, making conditions suitable for living things, and influences weather |
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Troposphere |
The layer of the atmosphere where all weather takes place. |
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Exosphere |
The outer most layer of the atmosphere that extends into outer space |
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Nitrogen & Oxygen |
Two most abundant gases in the atmosphere |
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Meteors & shooting stars |
These burn up when they reach the mesosphere due to increased friction. |
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Stratosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere that is cold until you reach the ozone layer |
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Trace Gases |
Gases, such as argon, that play an insignificant role in the layers of the atmosphere |
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Water Vapor & Carbon Dioxide |
Gases important to influencing weather |
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Fluctuates |
Describes how temperature changes in each layer of the atmosphere. |
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Mesosphere |
Coldest layer of the atmosphere |
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Altitude |
Height from the Earth's surface |
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Air pressure |
Force exerted by gases pushing on an object |
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Thermosphere |
Warmest layer of the atmophere |
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Ionosphere |
Lower part of the thermosphere that cause Auroras. |
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Weather balloons |
Flies up into the stratosphere and monitors weather. |
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decrease in gravitational pull |
Causes a decrease in air pressure as altitude increases. |
