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| layer of gases that surrounds a planet |
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| the atmosphere is made up of what? |
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nitrogen 78
oxygen 21
water vapor carbon dioxide 1 |
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| importances of atmosphere |
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provides oxygen
stabilizes surface temperature (traps solar heat)
protects us from meteors
ozone layer protects us from harmful rays |
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| what does temperature do when move from layer to layer |
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| colder to hotter to colder |
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| pressure caused by air molecules above greatest surface |
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| 1 function of ozone layer |
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| absorb energy from UV rays |
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| ozone layer protects us from what |
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| aerosocol sprays and refrigarators |
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| what have governments done with cfcs |
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| most abundant chemical of atmosphere |
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| how much oxygen is in atmosphere |
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| do we live in troposhere T or f |
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| all energy generates from what |
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| energy that flows from a hotter object to a cooler object |
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| energy transferred by waves-getting sunburn |
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| energy transfered by touch (feet burn on hot pavement) |
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| when water changes to water vapor |
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| when water vapor changes to water |
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| when wator droplets fall from clouds |
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| water in streams and rivers |
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| the three rules of the atmosphere are |
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1. different parts of the earths surface heat up, cool down at different rates
2. warm air rises ad cold air sinks
3. land heats up faster and cools down faster than water |
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| near equator, little wind |
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| high in troposphere effects weather patterns |
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| energy transfered by waves warm air rises to attic |
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