Layers of the Atmosphere
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- Q1Mixture of gases that surrounds EarthAtmosphere30s
- Q2Makes-up 78% of the atmospheric gasesNitrogen30s
- Q321% of atmospheric gasesOxygen30s
- Q4greenhouse gases found in the atmosphereCarbon Dioxide and Water Vapor30s
- Q5-gases mix continuously in this layerTroposphere30s
- Q6home of the ozone layerStratosphere30s
- Q7Coldest layerMesosphere30s
- Q8This layer has very high temperatures, but doesn't feel hotThermosphere30s
- Q9the force that holds the Earth's atmosphere around EarthGravity30s
- Q10-Measure of the force with which air molecules push on a Earth, caused by Earth's gravitational pullAir pressure30s
- Q11Height, elevation, or distance above Earth's surfaceAltitude30s
- Q12air pressure Decreases with altitude ( the farther you go upward from Earth's surface the air pressure decreases)Decreasing air pressure30s
- Q13Air pressure Increases the closer you are to the Earth's surfaceIncreasing air pressure30s
- Q14the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occur when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy (heat)Greenhouse Effect30s
- Q15Gradual increase in average global temperature, due to an increase in greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphereGlobal Warming30s
