Unit 2 Atmosphere and Natural Resources | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Earth's Atmosphere, Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources, Recycling.

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List the Atmospheric Layers in Order.

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere

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Which Atmospheric Layer does weather occur?

Troposphere

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Increasing the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere will do what?

Increase the average global temperature.

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How are Greenhouse Gases beneficial to life on Earth?

Maintains Earth's Temperature

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Without Greenhouse Gases Earth would be too _____ for support life.

cold

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What are the 2 most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

Nitrogen and Oxygen

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How can humans reduce greenhouse gases?

Use less Fossil Fuels, use more Renewable Energy, plant trees

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What do greenhouse gases do?

TRAP heat from the Sun.

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What does this picture represent?

Greenhouse Gases trapping the Sun's heat.

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What does the ozone do?

Absorbs harmful UV Rays

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What does UV, as in UV Rays, stand for?

Ultraviolet

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Name 4 Renewable Resources.

Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Tidal, Hydropower

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Name 4 Nonrenewable Resources.

Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear

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What does Conserve mean?

To save, to protect, to use wisely.

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Name all 3 fossil fuels.

oil, coal, natural gas

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Name a resource that does not produce carbon dioxide.

Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydropower, Tidal

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