Atmosphere
These three components: nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases make up this.
What is the atmosphere ?
This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather happens.
What is the troposphere ?
Sinking cool air & rising warm air.
What is Convection Current ?
The release of damaging materials into the atmosphere.
What is air pollution ?
Air pressure becomes this when altitude decreases.
What is higher ?
This is the top layer of the atmosphere where disturbances produce the northern lights.
What is the thermosphere ?
The tilt of Earth’s axis causes this.
What are different seasons ?
Pollutants released released directly into the troposphere.
What is primary air pollutants ?
This causes air to be pulled down towards Earth's surface.
What is Gravity ?
This is the layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located.
What is the stratosphere ?
Boundary along which a mass of warmer, moister air pushes against a mass of colder, drier air.
What is a warm front ?
This device in motor vehicles helps reduce the amount of air pollutants in emissions.
What is a catalytic converter ?
This can harm ecosystems and damage structures that humans have built.
What is Acid Deposition ?
This gas makes up most of the air we breathe.
What is nitrogen ?
This the thinnest layer of the atmosphere.
What is troposphere?
Descending air creates an area of high pressure, which prevents rainfall and can lead to this type of area.
What is Deserts ?
An act that sets strict standards for air quality and strengthens the government’s ability to enforce regulations.
What is the Clean Air Act ?
This occurs when cooled air contains more water vapor than it can hold.
What is condensation ?
This causes temperatures in the upper stratosphere to be higher than temperatures in the lower stratosphere.
(This makes the upper stratosphere warmer)
What is the ozone layer absorbing UV radiation
When a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, this happens.
What is Summer ?
These microorganisms released oxygen during photosynthesis, causing Earth’s oxygen levels to do this.
What is increase?
This is the layer of the atmosphere where most meteors burn up, and it extends from about 50 to 80 kilometers above sea level.
What is the mesosphere ?
Unequal heating of the earth causes this.
What is global winds ?