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Atmosphere layers

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The layer where weather takes place Troposphere
The coldest layer Mesosphere
The highest layer from the Earth Exosphere
The layer that protects Earth from meteors Mesosphere
The layer where the ozone is Stratosphere
The layer below the Exosphere Thermosphere
The warmest layer of atmosphere Thermosphere
The layer where planes fly long distances Stratosphere
The layer where satellites orbit Exosphere
The layer where hot air balloons fly Troposphere
Sea and land breezes are global or local winds? local
What percentage of the atmosphere is Nitrogen 78%
What gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere Oxygen
Warm air rises or sinks? rises
Cool air rises or sinks? sinks
What did we use to prove the Coriolis Effect? a balloon
Gases can layer on top of each other because of density
Air pressure moves from ____________________ to low high
If you are on the beach at night, a land breeze will blow at your back
Land gets warmer faster and cooler faster because land always wins
One example of a weather variable is air pressure and another is temperature
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