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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth.
What is atmopshere
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The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increase; includes the ionosphere.
What is thermosphere
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The coldest layer of the atmosphere, between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, in which temperature decreases as altitude increases.
What is mesosphere
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The layer of the atmosphere in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer.
What is stratosphere
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The layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases; the part of the atmosphere where weather conditions exist.

What is troposphere

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Solid particles in the atmosphere that can be volcanic dust, ash from fires, microscopic organisms, or mineral particles lifted from soil by winds.
What are particulates
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A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms.

What is ozone

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What percentage of the solar energy that comes to our upper atmosphere actually arrives at the earth's surface

What is 50%

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Colored light produced by charged particles from solar wind and from the magnetosphere that react with the oxygen and nitrogen of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is auroras
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The layer of the atmosphere that can reflect radio waves back to earth.

What is the ionosphere

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The lower region of the thermosphere, where solar radiation is absorbed by atmospheric gases that causes the atoms of gas molecule to become electrically charged.

What is ionosphere

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The 50 miles region of the composition layers where there is a constant mixing of atmospheric gases.

What is the homosphere.

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The gas formed by UV energy striking Oxygen Molecules.  02

What is Ozone.   )3

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These gases are term involved in absorbing and holding the earth's heat.  Sometimes called greenhouse gases.  (name at least one)

What are Carbon Dioxide (CO2  and water vapor.

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The layer within the atmosphere that absorbs harmbul UV radiation from the sun.

What is the ozone layer?

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The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations. Rising hot air.

What is convection

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A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the stratosphere and upper troposphere.

What is jet stream

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The gas contained the the lowest layer of the Heterosphere.

What is Nitrogen?  (N2)

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Most of the radiant energy from the sun that reaches the earth's surface is in the visible light and ___________ wavelengths.

What is infrared?

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The gas contained in the upper layer of the heterosphere.

What is hydrogen

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The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
What is conduction
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The common nickname for the Troposphere.

What is the weather layer.

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What percentage of the sun's energy is reflected away from the earth by the top of clouds?

What is 32%

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This special layer or region of the earth's atmosphere deflects of traps particles that leave the sun and could cause harm to life on earth.

What is the magnetosphere?

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A layer of atmosphere located between the mesosphere and troposphere.

What is the stratosphere?