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Atmosphere voabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | the air that surrounds Earth |
| Tropshere | the lowest layer of Earth’s Atmosphere; where all weather takes place |
| Stratosphere | the second lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere; the ozone layer is located in the upper portion |
| Metsophere | the middle layer of Earth’s atmosphere; where most of the meteoroids burn up. |
| Thermosphere | outermost layer of the Earth’s atmosphere; it has no definite outer limit. |
| altitude | height |
| ozone | a form of oxygen that forms near the surface when exhaust pollutants react with sunlight; protects against the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation. |
| greenhouse effect | the trapping of heat near the Earth’s surface; keeps Earth warm. |
| Global warming | the prediction that the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will cause the average temperature of the Earth to continue to rise. |
| Aurora Borealis | the northern lights found in the Ionosphere. |