AMS SOL 6.6 part 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Functions (jobs) of the atmosphere | control temperature, protect Earth from UV radiation and meteors
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| 5 layers of the atmosphere | Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
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| gases in the atmosphere | 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% trace gases
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| atmosphere | an envelope of gases that surrounds a planet
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| altitude | distance above sea level
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| air pressure | the weight of a column of air pushing on an area
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| ozone | O3 molecules in the stratosphere that absorb UV radiation
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| Ionosphere | part of the thermosphere that helps with radio transmission at night
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| CFC's | Chloroflourocarbons; chemicals that create holes in the ozone layer
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| UV radiation | harmful sunlight that causes skin cancer
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| Troposphere | layer that contains all life, water, and weather
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| Stratosphere | layer that contains ozone
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| Mesosphere | layer where meteors normaly burn up
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| Thermosphere | hottest layer
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| Exosphere | layer that borders with space where satellites orbit
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| Greenhouse Effect | certain gasses in Earth's atmosphere trap heat
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| Global Warming | the average temperature of Earth has been rising over the past 100 years
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| Carbon Dioxide | the greenhouse gas that Scientists are most concerned about
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| human activities that contribute to global warming | burning fuel, generating electricity, deforestation
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| human activities that can lower CO2 levels | conserve electricity and fuel, plant trees
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| dangerous effects of global warming | glaciers melt which leads to flooding, tropical waters become too warm for living things
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