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atmosphere209
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _______-thin layer of air that protects the Earth's surface from extreme temperatures and harmful Sun rays | atmosphere |
| Number of layers in the atmosphere | 5 |
| Protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation | ozone layer |
| Lowest layer, where humans live, is the _____, which extends about 10 km up, and contains most of the water vapor and gases | troposphere |
| extending from 10 km to 50 km above Earth, the _____ contains the ozone | stratosphere |
| _____ extends from 50 km to 85 km and is the layer in which meteors are visible | mesosphere |
| Thickest part of the atmosphere is from 85 km to 500 km and is called the _____ for its high temperatures | thermosphere |
| Within the mesosphere and thermosphere is a layer of chared particles called the _____ that can help carry radio waves | ionosphere |
| _____-outer layer of atmosphere in which the space shuttle flies; has very few molecules | exosphere |
| _____-energy transferred in rays or waves | radiation |
| _____-transfer of energy when molecules bump into each other through contact | conduction |
| _____-transfer of heat by the flow of a material | convection |
| During the night, _____ cool the ocean | land breezes |
| During the day, ______ sweep over the land. | sea breezes |
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