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MVMS Atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATMOSPHERE | mixture of gases that surrounds the earth. |
| AIR PRESSURE | is the measure of force in which air molecules push on a surface. |
| ALTITUDE | is the height of an object above the Earth’s surface |
| TROPOSPHERE | lowest layer of the atmosphere. Closest to the earth’s surface. It is the layer in which we live. Weather occurs and commercial air travel. |
| STRATOSPHERE | air is very thin. Contains most of the Ozone Layer. |
| MESOSPHERE | Coldest layer of the atmosphere. Meteors burn up in this layer (shooting stars) |
| THERMOSPHERE | uppermost layer of the atmosphere. Contains hottest temperatures in the atmosphere. Temperature increases with altitude. |
| IONOSPHERE | located in the upper mesosphere and lower Thermosphere. Contains charged atom that absorb solar radiation. |
| JET STREAMS | narrow belts of high speed winds that blow in the upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere. |
| OXYGEN | 21% of the Earth’s atmosphere is made up of this gas. |
| NITROGEN | 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere is made of this gas. |
| TEMPERATURE | this is how the atmosphere is divided into layers. |
| OZONE LAYER | Filters out harmful Ultra Violet Rays. (UV) |
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