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This type of cloud is found very high in the sky and is blown high by winds.
cirrus
100
This cloud name means "spread out."
stratus
100
The name of this layer means heat
thermosphere
100
"nimbo-" means __________
rain
100
We live in this layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
200
Layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _____________.
temperature
200
This cloud is gray and forms in flat layers
stratus
200
The stratosphere contains this......
ozone layer
200
This layer's depth varies, especially over the North and South Poles.
troposphere
200
This cloud is vertically developing and is puffy and white
cumulus
300
What are the 4 layers the atmosphere is divided into?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
300
As altitude increases, temperature ____________.
decreases
300
This type of cloud is made up of ice crystals and does not produce weather
cirrus
300
This layer makes up 2 layers: ionosphere and exosphere
thermosphere
300
This cloud is thicker than stratus clouds and can bring snow/rain for long periods of time
nimbostratus
400
This is the layer where satellites orbit the Earth.
Exosphere
400
This is the layer of the atmosphere where the Aurora Borealis occur.
Ionosphere
400
What are: hydrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, methane, xenon, krypton, neon
trace gases
400
These clouds can grow to over 39,000 ft high.
cumulonimbus clouds
400
This is the layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn up.
Mesosphere
500
Name the 3 gases that make up Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Trace Gases
500
This is a protective layer that absorbs harmful UV rays from the sun.
ozone layer
500
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
78%
500
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is Oxygen?
21%
500
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere are trace gases?
1%