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Atmosphere Vocab

What is the atmosphere and what are its layers and their properties?

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a layer of gases that surrounds the Earth Atmosphere
What makes up 78% of the atmosphere? Nitrogen
What makes up about 21% of the atmosphere? Oxygen
the layer of the atmosphere that we live in troposphere
As you move up in the troposphere temperature: decreases
All weather occurs in the: troposphere
As you move up in the stratosphere temperature: increases
The ozone layer occurs in the stratosphere
The ozone layer protects us from what? ultraviolet radiation
The coldest atmospheric layer is the Mesosphere
The layer that protects us from meteors is the: Mesosphere
The aurora borealis occurs in the: thermosphere
The hottest layer of the atmosphere is the: thermosphere
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the: troposphere
The second atmospheric layer from the ground is the stratosphere
The third atmospheric layer from the ground is the: mesosphere
The fourth atmospheric layer from the ground is the: thermosphere
The divisions between atmospheric layers is determined by temperature changes
The layer that contains 90% of all atmospheric gases is the troposphere
The layer where outer space starts is the exosphere
Most satellites orbit in the: exosphere
Created by: Marquart
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