Flashcards: Atmosphere Quiz Set
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twilliamson15 on October 11, 2011
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Terms for Mr. Williamson's Atmosphere Quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 78% | Nitrogen makes up this percentage of the Earth's Atmosphere |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Water Vapor, and Ozone | These are the three most important other gases in Earth's Atmosphere |
| Atmosphere | The "blanket" of gases that covers our planet is also known as the... |
| Troposphere | The lowest layer of the atmosphere |
| Ionosphere | Auroras occur here |
| Oxygen | Too much of this gas would cause uncontrollable, worldwide fires |
| Ionosphere and Exosphere | The two sublayers of the Thermosphere |
| Mesosphere | This is the middle layer of the atmosphere |
| 21% | Oxygen makes up this percentage of the Earth's Atmosphere |
| Troposphere | Where weather happens |
| 1% | Other gases make up this percentage of the Earth's Atmosphere |
| Stratosphere and Thermosphere | Temperatures increase as altitude increases in these two layers |
| Stratosphere | This layer contains the ozone layer |
| Troposphere | "turning and changing" |
| Ionosphere | Charged particles |
| Troposphere and Mesosphere | Temperatures decrease as altitude increases in these two layers |
| Exosphere | "exiting or leaving" |
| Mesosphere | This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere |
| Troposphere | This layer is the one in which we live |
| Exosphere | The outermost layer (sublayer) of the atmosphere |
| Carbon Dioxide | This gas is primarily responsible for temperatures on our planet |
| Exosphere | Temperatures are highest but heat transfer is very low |
| Oxygen | Animals need this gas to survive |
| Stratosphere | This layer is between 15km and 50km above the Earth's surface |
| Ozone | This gas protects our planet from the Sun's harmful UV radiation |
| Oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3) | These two gases are made up of the exact same atoms, one is a 2 atom molecule, the other is a 3 atom molecule |
| Nitrogen | This gas is needed by all living things, plants and animals, for protein production |
| Stratosphere | "layered" |
| Mesosphere | Meteors burn up in this layer |
| Decreases | As altitude increases, pressure... |
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