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notes on atmosphere and cycles in the atmosphere

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show a thin layer of air that forms a protective covering around the planet  
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show troposphere  
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show nitrogen 78%  
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show nitrogen 78% and oxygen 21%aragon, carbon dioxide, water vapor, neon, helium, methane, krypton, xeron, hydrogen, ozone  
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show thermosphere  
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The layer of atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the _________.   show
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show ultraviolet radiation  
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Chemical compounds that pollute the atmosphere are _______________.   show
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Atmospheric makeup- mixture of gases, _______, and liquids   show
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Volcanoes produced nitrogen and carbon dioxide, but little ________.   show
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show organisms  
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show ozone  
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show green  
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atmospheric _______ include nitrogen 78%, oxygen 21%, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and aragon.   show
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atmosphere is changing with the introduction of pollutants; increasing human energy use is increasing the amount of __________.   show
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show smog  
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show solids  
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show liquids  
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show five  
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Lower Layers : Lowest layer, where humans live, is the __________, which extends about 10 km up, and contains most of the water vapor and gases.   show
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extending 10 km to 50 km above earth, the _______ contains ozone   show
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Upper Layers: _________ extends from 50 km to 85 km and is the layer in which meteors are visible   show
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thickest part of the atmosphere is from 85 km to 500 km and is called the _________ for its high tempature   show
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show ionosphere  
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show exosphere  
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show atmospheric perssure  
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show decreases  
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show increase  
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show decrease  
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show hot  
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show ozone layer  
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Luife on earth, as we know it ______ on it.   show
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show chlorofluorocarbons  
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show Antartica  
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some energy from theh Sun is reflected back into _______ some is abosorbed by the ________, and some is absorbed by _________ and water on Earth's surface   show
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show heat  
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show radiation  
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show conductiono  
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____________ transfer of heat by the flow of a material   show
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