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Atmosphere
Term | Awnser |
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1.Atmosphere | Mixture of gases that cover the Earth. |
2.Ozone | A form of oxygen that has 3 oxegen particles in each molecule,it is a toxic form of Oxegen. |
3.Air pollution | Change of the atmosphere that has harmful effects. |
4.Emissions | Firm particles and gases released onto the air from a smokestack or motor vehicle. |
5.Photochemical smog | A brownish haze,mix of ozone and other chemicals.Formed when nitrogen oxide,hydrocarbons and other pollutants,react with one another in presence of sunlight. |
6.Temperature inversion | Which a layer of warm air traps polluted air close to surface. |
7.Acid rain | Rain that is more acidic than normal,caused by pollutants which condensate with water. |
8.Chlorofluorocarbons | Chlorine compounds used in air conditioners,and spray cans;also called CFC's. |
9.Greenhouse effect | Heat is trapped in the atmoshere by water vapor,carbon dioxide,methane,and other gases that form a blanket. |
10.Green house gases | Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat. |
11.Global warming | A gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere. |
12.Altitude | Elavation above sea level |
13.Troposphere | The lowest layer of the Earth's atmoshpere,where weather occurs. |
14.Stratosphere | The second lowest layer of Earth's atmoshpere'the ozone layer is locate in the upper stratosphere |
15.Mesoshpere | The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere;the layer which most meteoroids burn up. |
16.Thermoshpere | The outer most layer of Earth's atmosphere. |
17.Ionsphere | The lower part of the thermosphere,where electrically charged particles called ions are found. |
18.Aurora Borealis | A colorful,glowing display in the sky caused when particles from the sun strike oxegen and nitrogen,atoms in the ionsphere;also called The Northern Lights. |
19.Exosphere | The outer layer in the thermosphere,extending outward into space. |