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Atmosphere Key Point

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What is the Atmosphere? the layer of gases that surrounds the planet and makes conditions on Earth suitable for all living things.
What is the first atmospheric layer? The troposphere
What is the second atmospheric layer? The stratosphere
What is found inside the stratosphere? the ozone layer
What is the third atmospheric layer? The mesosphere
What is the fourth atmospheric layer? The thermosphere
What is the fifth atmospheric layer? the exosphere
What occurs in the troposphere? weather
as you get higher into the troposphere, the temperature..... decreases
as you get higher into the stratosphere, the temperature..... increases
as you get higher into the mesosphere, the temperature..... decreases
as you get higher into the the thermosphere, the temperature..... increases
as you get higher into the exosphere, the temperature..... decreases
The thermosphere can reach how high in temperature? 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit
the mesosphere is the coldest or highest atmospheric layer? coldest
The stratosphere protects us from the sun's harmful what? UV rays
The thermosphere absorbs what type of energy? solar
the thermosphere is broken into what? parts
The exosphere has no what? boundary
The further you get into the atmosphere the air pressure what? decreases
What is the green house effect? the sun's heat and Earth's gases get trapped in the troposphere to prevent the Earth from freezing at night.
Created by: dedelee
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