Composition
Air Pressure
Layers of the Atmosphere
Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
Winds
100
Made up of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases.
What is earth's atmosphere
100
The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
What is air pressure.
100
The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and this layer, are the four main layers of the atmosphere.
What is thermosphere.
100
Dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in all directions in a process called
What is scattering.
100
Winds are caused by differences in
What is air pressure.
200
A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two.
What is ozone
200
Mass, density, and pressure are properties of.
What is air.
200
The layer of the atmosphere where Earth's weather occurs.
What is the troposphere.
200
Radiation is the direct transfer of _______ by electromagnetic waves.
What is energy.
200
Winds are described by their direction and
What is speed.
300
It makes conditions on Earth suitable for living things.
What is Earth's atmosphere.
300
An instrument used to measure air pressure.
What is barometer.
300
The stratosphere is the ___________ layer of the atmosphere.
What is second.
300
The process by which gases hold heat in the air.
What is greenhouse effect.
300
Global winds are caused by
What is unequal heating of Earth's surface.
400
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen
400
As altitude increases, air pressure
What is decreases.
400
This property is used to distinguish the layers of the atmosphere.
What is temperature.
400
Infrared and Ultraviolet are types of
What is radiation.
400
Regions near the equator with little of no wind.
What is doldrums.
500
The four most common gases in the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, and Carbon dioxide.
500
Two kinds of barometers are
What is mercury and aneroid
500
The stratosphere contains the ________ layer.
What is ozone.
500
Ultraviolet radiation can cause sunburns, skin cancer, and
What is eye damage.
500
When the cold air over the horse latitudes ______, it produces a region of high pressure.
What is sinks.
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