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Ozone layer
absorbs most of the Sun's harmful UV radiation
where we live and breathe
Trosposhere
Why is it important to have some particulates in the air
water vapors condense on particles to form clouds resulting precipitation
What would happen to nightly temperatures without greenhouse gases?
get extremely warning
particulates
dust, soil, salt, smoke or ash
Name the greenhouse gases
carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, ozone
Why are Greenhouse gases essential?
Keep Earth's temperature moderate
Amount of water vapor in the air is -
humidity
The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
oxygen
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
nitrogen
What are gaseous elements and compounds that make up the atmosphere?
nitrogen, oxygen, water, argon, carbon dioxide
Give 2 functions of the atmosphere
It protects us from UV rays and regulates temperature
Weather is created
Trosposhere
The closest layer to Earth
Troposhere
It has the ozone layer
Stratosphere
Aiplanes fly here
Stratosphere
Meteors burn up
Mesosphere
Space shuttles travel here
Thermosphere
Auroras take place here
Thermosphere
It contains chemicals which absorb energy from the sun
Mesosphere
It reflects radio waves
Ionosphere
It has free ionic partcles
Ionosphere
It is the outermost layer
Exosphere
The name given to mesosphere and thermosphere
Ionosphere
Altitude of 300 to 600 miles
Exosphere