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Layers of the Atmosphere |
Layers of the Atmosphere |
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Layers of the Atmosphere |
Layers of the Atmosphere |
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It is the layer of air that extends to about 50 km from Earth’s surface. Many jet aircraft fly because it is very stable |
Stratosphere |
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It is the layer of the Atmosphere that closest to Earth’s surface |
Troposphere |
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It is the envelope of air that surrounds the Earth where all weather events happen |
Atmosphere |
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It is the layer between 50 km and 80 km about the Earth’s surface, the air in this layer is very thin and cold |
Mesosphere |
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It is between 80 km and 110 km above the Earth. Space shuttles fly in this area and it is also where the auroras found |
Thermosphere |
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It is the upper limit of atmosphere. This layer of the atmosphere merges into space, Satellites are stationed in this area 500 kn to 1000 kn from Earth |
Exosphere |
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It is the process by which the Earth’s atmosphere warms up |
Greenhouse effect |
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It is naturally produced when people and animals breathe |
Carbon dioxide |
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Comes from grazing animals as they digest their food and from decaying matter in wet rice fields |
Methane |
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Are wind systems, usually bring abundant rainfall, also called amihan or habagat |
Monsoons |
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The wind blows from the high-pressure area in the Asian continent toward the low-pressure area south of the Philippines |
Amihan |
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The wind will move from the high-pressure to the low-pressure area in the Asian-continent. This monsoon wind is locally called |
Habagat |
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Is also naturally present in the stratosphere |
Ozone |
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Occurs in the troposphere because this layer contains most of the water vapor |
Weather |
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Warm air rises, and air moves toward the place where warm air is rising |
Intertropical Convergence Zone |
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