EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AIR QUALITY
MISC.
Climate Change
100
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
100
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
100
1st used to describe air pollution produced by burning coal during the IR in London
smog
100
amount of mass in a given volume is this
density
100

List the 5 main greenhouse gases

CO2 (carbon dioxide)

H2O (water vapor)

N2O (nitrous oxide)

CH4 (methane)

O3 (ozone)

200
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
200
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
200
Harmful substances in air, water, or soil
pollutants
200
this is the distance above sea level
altitude
200

Gases that contribute to the warming of Earth

Greenhouse Gases

300
excess of this gas contributes to global warming
carbon dioxide
300
the "hot layer" of the atmosphere
thermosphere
300

1/2 of pollutants come from this source

cars and trucks (motor vehicles)

300
this is also known as Northern lights
aurora borealis
300

A measure of how many greenhouse gases you are contributing to the environment

Carbon Footprint

400
gas in the atmosphere that varies from place to place
oxygen
400
the layer of electrically charged particles
ionosphere
400

agency tasked with regulations about the environment

EPA (environmental protection agency)

400
this is made up of 3 atoms of oxygen
ozone
400

A model is used to tell about the health of the air on a particular day, in a particular place

Air Quality Index (AQI)

500
condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
500
the thickest layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere
500
Forms when nitrogen oxides & sulfur oxides (produced from burning fossil fuels) combine w/water in the air
acid rain
500
gaseous form of H2O
water vapor
500

An area in a city that traps heat more than the areas surrounding it

Urban Heat Island

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