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What is smog? Smog is air pollution, particles in the air that make it hard to breathe, can kill you.
Naturalistic scientists did not think oxygen was __________ in the earliest atmosphere Present
Why is nitrogen in the atmosphere significant and most abundant 78%, does not burn, protects us
What makes up the atmosphere farthest from the Earth's surface Molecular hydrogen
In temperate zones the tropospheric lapse rate is generally ________ from the surface to the tropopause constant
The coldest temperatures occur in the Mesopause
the Thermosphere is cooler in the earths _______ than the earths surface shadow
Plants get there _________ from the ______________ CO2 from the atmosphere
What can fix nitrogen bacteria and lightning
What is the Haber-Bosch process? process for creating fertilizers
What is the ozone made of O3, 3 oxygen
Where does a ozone hole develop north and South Pole, and Antarctica every spring
The _______ Affects radio communication on Earth Ionosphere
The ________ provides protection from solar flares Magnetosphere, the Van Allen Belts
What weather conditions will absorb the most heat from the sun A cloudy day
The Earth's surface warm in the air directly above it is an example of ________ Conduction
__________ is density currents causing air to mix Convection
What can excessive UV rays do to humans It can burn you
What can changes in atmospheric oxygen levels cause It can cause us to die
Greenhouse effect Indirect war mean of the atmosphere
Solar constant Rate of solar energy flow that reaches the Earth
Jet streams Stratosphere, fast winds that travel and paths in the Stratosphere
lapse rate Study temperature change associated with altitude change, 6.5
Electromatic spectrum The entire range of radiant energy carried by electromagnetic waves
Ionosphere the lower part of the thermosphere
Magnetosphere The region of Earth's magnetic field shaped by the solar wind.
Ozone layer Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.
The Tropopause, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere is in the Homosphere
The Thermosphere and Exosphere is in the Heterosphere
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