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envelope of gases surrounding the earth
What is the atmosphere
100
Sunburn, eye damage, and skin cancer are all effects of this
What is exposure to UV rays
100
indirect warming of the atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect
100
some creationists believe that the atmosphere is part of this
What is the firmament
100
infrared rays are a form of this
What is thermal radiation
200
Priestley, Scheele, and Lavoisier are credited with the discovery of this
What is oxygen
200
fast winds that travel in paths in the stratosphere
What is the jet stream
200
father of chemistry
What is Antoine Lavoisier
200
in the ______________, the gases stay uniformly mixed
What is the homosphere
200
the gas ozone is made of this
What is oxygen atoms
300
this layer protects the earth from solar flares
What is the magnetosphere
300
in the _______________, gases separate into layers based on their atomic weights
What is the heterosphere
300
carbon dioxide and water vapor are examples of this
What are greenhouse gases
300
this atmospheric layer direct affects radio communications on Earth
What is the ionosphere
300
most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen
400
the largest carbon reservoir in the carbon cycle is found here
What is the atmosphere
400
the earth's surface warming the air directly above is an example of this
What is conduction
400
steady temperature change associated with altitude change
What is lapse rate
400
to benefit from jet streams and to avoid storms, planes fly in this zone
What is the stratosphere
400
the coldest temperatures are found at the top of this
What is the mesosphere
500
this sphere includes the Van Allen Belts
What is the magnetosphere
500
OE scientists believe that there was none of this in the atmosphere early in earth formation
What is free oxygen
500
density currents "mixing" is an example of this
What is convection
500
the most significant role that nitrogen plays in the atmosphere
What is to dilute oxygen to breathable levels
500
rate of solar energy flow that reaches the earth
What is solar constant