Section 1, 2 and 3 vocabulary
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| Define atmosphere | mixture of gases that surround Earth
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| Define air pressure | measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
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| define troposphere | lowest layer of the atmosphere which lies next to the Earth's surface
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| define stratosphere | lays above the troposphere
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| define mesosphere | the middle layer of the stmosphere and is the coldest layer
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| define thermosphere | this is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere
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| list the layers of the atmosphere starting with the one closest to the Earth | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
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| Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth? | the Troposphere
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| Which atmospheric layer has the greatest range of temperatures | the thermosphere
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| define the suffix "sphere" | this word means "ball"
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| Explain the prefix "tropo" | this means turning or change
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| explain the prefix "strato" | this means layer, where the gases are layered and do not mix
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| explain the prefix "meso" | this word means middle
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| explain the prefix "thermo" | this word means heat and is the sphere where the temperatures are the highest
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| Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? | the troposphere
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| As ________ increases temperatures ______ | as altitude increases temperatures decrease
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| In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located? | the stratosphere
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| Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest? | the mesosphere
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| Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest range of temperatures? | the thermosphere
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| What two gases make up most of the atmosphere? | nitrogen and oxygen
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