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Atmosphere Take Off!

Study guide for Atmosphere layers

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Layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth?troposphere
How CFC's destroy the ozone layer.?destroy ozone molecule
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, water vaporGREENHOUSE GASES
What happens to evaporated water.condenses into clouds
Where air is heated more than any place on Earth.above equator
Caused by EARTH'S ROTATION.Coriolis effect
Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.radiation
Transfer of heat by the flow of heated material.convection
Where electrically charged particles are found.ionosphere
troposphereWhere air is warmed by heat from the Earth's surface.
NORTHERN LIGHTS due to solar winds and EMFthermosphere
What merges with outer space.exosphere
Too much exposure to what can cause skin cancer.ultraviolet radiation
What are the steady winds found between the equator and 30 degrees latitude N. and S.trade winds
The only substance that exists as a solid, liquid and a gas in Earth's atmosphere.water
ozone is herestratosphere
Temperature in the thermosphere.Very warm
This prevents radiation from reaching Earth's surface.reflection and absorption by the atmosphere
distinct wind patterns on Earth's surface are created by what?differences in heating and the Coriolis effect
Sea and land breezes happen because of what?land heating and cooling faster that water
West to East air current high in troposphere in Northern latitudesJETSTREAM
greenhouse gasesCH4, CO2, NO2, H2O
Contributing to global climate changehuman activities such as combustion
plantsuse carbon dioxide and produce oxygen


6th Grade Comprehensive Science Instructor
Paso High School
Dade City, FL

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