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13 Cards in this Set
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Air pollution |
The presence of chemicals in the air at levels high enough to harm humans, other organisms, ecosystems, or a human made materials or objects |
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Air pollutants |
Agents that cause air pollution |
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Atmosphere |
Is the mixture of gasses that surround the Earth |
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Trophosphere |
The atmospheric layer nearest the Earth's surface, contains most of the planets |
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Stratosphere |
The Earth's 2nd layer of air. Contains much of the atmosphere's small amount of ozone |
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Ozone layer |
Sub layer of the lower stratosphere containing the ozone |
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Greenhouse effect |
The ability of the atmosphere to temporarily store the sun's energy received by the Earth as heat |
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Greenhouse gasses |
Gasses that interact with solar energy to have a warming effect on the Earth's atmosphere. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide |
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Carbon cycle |
The continual circulation of various compounds of life sustaining carbon through the air, water, soil, and living organisms |
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Fossil fuels |
Ancient deposits of carbon containing substances, including coal, oil, and natural gas, that can be burned |
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Nitrogen cycle |
Cycle in which different chemical forms of nitrogen repeatedly cycle through air, water, soil, and living organism |
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Nitrogen cycle |
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Sulfur Cycle |
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