EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Tools & Atmosphere
Seasons & The Sun
Seasons & The Sun 2
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the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
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What is water is the from of gas?
Water vapor
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What iss the layer of gases that surrounds Earth
the atmosphere
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What do we call the spinning of Earth on its axis?
Rotation
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What takes just under 24 hours to complete.
One full rotation of Earth on it's axis
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the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
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the layer where weather is found
troposphere
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What is the force exerted by the weight of a column of air surface?
Air pressure
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What is the movement of one body in space around another?
Revolve/ revolution
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What takes 365 and 1/4th days to complete?
One full revolution of Earth around the sun.
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excess of this gas contributes to global warming
carbon dioxide
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where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
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this is the distance above sea level
altitude
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What are the 3 different regions, where weather is similar within them.
Tropic, temperate and polar
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What causes different seasons?
Earth's tilt
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the "layer" of electrically charged particles
ionosphere
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this happens to air pressure and density as altitude increases
It decreases
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What is the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
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If the northern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun, what is the season in the southern hemisphere?
Winter
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condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
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the layer of the atmosphere where space shuttles and astronauts are found
thermosphere
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This tool measures air pressure
barometer
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In which two positions are the equinox? 
A & C
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In which position is it winter in the Northern hemisphere?
D