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10 Cards in this Set
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List main characteristics of the Troposphere. |
- 0 km to 16 km -Tropo means turning and changing - Contains nearly all the mass of the atmosphere - Contains all weather+water |
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List main characteristics of the Stratosphere. |
- 16 km to 50 km - Strato means layer or spread out - Contains all Ozone (O3) and reflects or absorbs the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
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List main characteristics of the Mesosphere.
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- 50 km to 80 km - Meso means middle - Meteorites are burned up in this layer creating shooting stars. |
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List main characteristics of the Thermosphere in general.
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- 80 km to 1000's of km - Thermo means heat - Air is very thin, temperatures are as high as 1800 Celsius
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List main characteristics of Thermosphere sub layer, Ionosphere . |
- 80 km to 400 km (first) - Reflects radio waves back to Earth's surface. - Creates the Aurora Borealis (Northern lights)
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List main characteristics of Thermosphere sub layer, Exosphere. |
- 400 km to outer space - Exo means outer - Extends for thousands of km into outer space eventually blending in. |
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Natural Pollutants ( 6 main of them) |
Pollutants that occur naturally in the environment such as forest fires, soil erosion, dust storms, molds, pollen, and erupting volcanoes. |
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Human Pollutants ( 4 main of them) |
Human activities that cause pollution such as farming, construction, burning fossil fuels, and vehicle exhaust. |
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Photochemical Smog ( how formed?) |
A smog that is created when sunlight interacts with pollutants like hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide, creating a brownish mixture of ozone and other pollutants. |
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Acid rain |
Rain that is acidic from pollutants such as nitric and sulfur oxides in the atmosphere. Makes water and soil acidic, living things cannot survive. |
