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GS Ch.1 Atmosphere

GS - Ch.1 - Earth Science - The Atmosphere

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Nitrogen 3/4 of the air we breathe.(78% volume)
Oxygen 21% of volume
Argon 0.93% of volume
Carbon Dioxide 0.036% of volume
Why is nitrogen important for living things? It's 3/4 of the air we breathe.
How does the atmosphere make conditions on earth suitable for living things? It contains oxygen and other gases that we need to live.
Where is the amount of water vapor in the air likely to be highest, above a desert or a tropical rain forest? A tropical rain forest.
burning fossil fuels,forest fires,dust storms, and farming are sources of what? pollutants that cause air pollution
Almost half the air pollution from human activities come from (factories/cars and other motor vehicles) cars and other motor vehicles.
The average number of pollen grains in a cubic meter of air is called the pollen(count/rate) count
(Soot/Rocks) refer(s) to particles that give smoke its dark color. Soot.
Photochemical smog is most likely to occur where it is (rainy/sunny) sunny.
Altitude is greater at a (higher/lower) area. higher
Air pressure is greater at a (higher/lower) area. lower
Density of the air is greater at a (higher/lower) area lower
A cubic meter of air has less mass at a (higher/lower) area. higher
What are the names in order of the 4 main layers of the atmosphere from Earth to space? Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere.
What are the names in order of all the layers in the atmosphere from Earth to space? Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, and Thermosphere.
What are the names in order of all the layers in the atmosphere from space to Earth? Thermosphere, Exosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and Troposphere.
What are the names in order of the 4 main layers of the atmosphere from space to Earth. Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and Troposphere.
The coldest temperature in the atmosphere occur at an altitude of about ... 80 kilometers.
Temperatures increase in the ... and ... layer of the atmosphere. Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
As you move up through the Mesosphere the temperature ... (increases/decreases) increases.
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