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- Q1See image30s
- Q2A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.atmosphere30s
- Q3lowest layer of atmosphere- we live here- weather occurs hereTroposphere30s
- Q42nd layer of atmosphere; extends from 10 to 30 miles up; location of ozone layer; absorbs 95% of Ultraviolet radiation; temperature increases with altitude increase.Stratosphere30s
- Q5coldest layer of the atmosphere- burns up meteors ( shooting stars)Mesosphere30s
- Q6Hottest layer of the atmosphereThermosphere30s
- Q7Layer of electrically charged particles in the thermosphere that absorbs AM radio waves during the day and reflects them back at night.Ionosphere30s
- Q8the outer layer of the thermosphereExosphere30s
- Q9Carbon dioxide and waterGreenhouse gases30s
- Q10The way in which the Earth traps heat to keep us warm at night- too much is a bad thing causing global warming and climate changeGreenhouse effect30s
- Q11Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.Climate Change30s
- Q12The transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atmosphereNItrogen cycle30s
- Q13The way in which carbon is transferred from living things to the atmosphere and backCarbon Cycle30s
- Q14the way in which water moves from the ground, to the atmosphere and back againHydrologic (water) cycle30s
- Q15Release of harmful materials into the environmentpollution30s
