EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
MISC
AIR PRESSURE
VOCAB
100
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
100
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
100

Name one consequence of global warming on Earth

What is loss of animal habitats, increased sea level, more severe storms and flooding?

100

this pressure system brings undesirable weather

low pressure system (L)

100
amount of mass in a given volume is this
density
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
instrument that measures air pressure
barometer
200
this is the distance above sea level
altitude
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
300
this happens to air pressure as altitude increases
decreases
300
this is also known as Northern lights
aurora borealis
400

gas in the atmosphere that varies from place to place

water vapor

400
the layer that gradually becomes outer space

exosphere

400

this layer of the atmosphere extends to 80 km above sea level

what is the mesosphere?

400
as the density of air increases, the air pressure does this
decreases
400
this is made up of 3 atoms of oxygen
ozone
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

name one "trace" gas found in the atmosphere

what is argon, hydrogen, helium, xenon?

500
gaseous form of H2O
water vapor
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