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Unit 3 science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Troposphere | Closest to Earth; where weather happens (clouds, rain); airplanes fly in lower part. |
| Stratosphere | Contains the ozone layer; commercial jets sometimes cruise near its lower region; temperature increases with altitude here. |
| Mesosphere | Meteors burn up here; temperatures decrease with altitude. |
| Thermosphere | Auroras occur; very thin air; temperature increases with altitude; satellites begin to orbit in upper parts. |
| Exosphere | Outermost layer; very sparse gas; satellites orbit here. |
| Evaporation | Liquid water becomes water vapor. This process absorbs energy (heat from the Sun). |
| Transpiration | Water released from plants into the air; also absorbs energy (driven by heat for evaporation from leaves). |
| Condensation | Water vapor cools and forms droplets (clouds). Condensation releases energy into the atmosphere (latent heat). |
| Precipitation | Droplets fall as rain/snow due to gravity — this is driven by gravity. |
| Surface runoff and infiltration/percolation | Water moves across or into the ground; largely driven by gravity. |
| Sublimation | Solid (ice/snow) becomes water vapor, absorbs energy. |