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78% of our atmosphere is made up of which gas?

nitrogen

instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall per square meter

rain gauge or pluviometer

In which layer can we find the ozonosphere?

stratosphere

this describes how cold or hot the air is

temperature

state the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere

the thunder clouds are called

cumulonimbus

Which gas is NOT present in the primitive atmosphere?

Oxygen

the low horizontal clouds covering the sky is called?

stratus clouds

it is water that falls to the ground

precipitation

What held the gases in place around Earth?

gravity

instrument used to measure air pressure

barometer

Instrument used to measure speed of wind

anemometer

this is the highest and thickest layer

ionosphere

What is the main factor that raises the rate of global warming?

carbon dioxide

name the four (4) factors that affect climate

latitude, altitude, distance from sea, and ocean currents

clouds that is wispy and thin which also means fair weather is

cirrus clouds

Layer where aircrafts fly

stratosphere

Which layer contains clouds of ice and dust?

mesosphere

This refers to the description of the state of atmospheric conditions at a certain place, over a short period of time

weather

Rain, snow and hail are generally called

precipitation

what protects life on earth from the harmful UV rays of the Sun?

Ozone layer or ozonosphere

How many layers does the atmosphere have?

four