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protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves (Specific area/layer)
ozone
100
helped decrease US air pollution
Clean Air Act
100
indoor air pollutant
radon, smoke, carpet, cleaning products
100
local wind that blows toward the sea
land breeze
200
thermal energy transfer between touching objects
conduction
200
can cause temperature inversions
stable air
200
thermal energy transfer by matter in motion
convection
200
causes stormy weather
unstable air
300
forms when rapidly rising air cools on a sunny afternoon
thunderstorms
300
energy transfer-how energy is sent from the sun
radiation
300
What 3 gases are most abundant in Earth's atmosphere
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% Trace gases (Including water as a gas)
300
Prevents air from mixing and traps pollutants
Temperature inversion
400
When infared radiation is reflected/directed back toward Earth
Green House Effect
400
What happens to the Sun's radiation once it reaches Earth.
Earth absorbs 50% of the Sun's energy
400
What layer is air pressure greatest?
troposphere
400
How does temp. change in the troposphere?
temp. decreases as alt. increases in the troposphere
500
What 2 layers of the atmosphere do temperatures decrease with altitude
troposphere and mesosphere
500
What is the name of the specific layer that contains charged particles? What two layers of the atmosphere is it contained in?
ionosphere It is in the thermosphere and mesosphere
500
List all 5 layers from lowest altitude to highest altitude.
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
500
winds form as a result of what?
uneven heating and cooling of Earth's surface. Air moves from areas of high pressure (Cold Air) to areas of low pressure (Warmer air)
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