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| the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth |
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| the atmosphere is important to living things because it provides |
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| Earth's atmosphere traps energy from the sun which allows water |
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| the 2 most abundant gases in the atmosphere are |
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| Earth's atmostphere contains about 4 times as much nitrogen as |
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| the gases in our atmosphere besides nitrogen and oygen make up about what % of dry air |
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| ozone is a form of oxygen with |
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| 3 oxygen atoms in each molecule |
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| water vapor is water in the form of a |
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| *** in addition to gases air also contains |
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| the condition in which a layer of warmer air prevents polluted air from rising and escaping is called |
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| what is the thick brownish haz formed when certain gases react in sunlight? |
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| which of the following is a common indoor air pollutant...acid rain or cigarette smoke? |
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| what is the major source of photochemical smog? |
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| gases emitted by automobiles and trucks |
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| which indoor air polluntant is a colorless, ordorless gas that forms when wood, coal, oil or gases are incompletely burned |
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| what is the major chemical found in smog |
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| the ozone layer protects people from |
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| too much ultraviolet radiation |
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| one group of gases that is responsible for destroying the ozone layer is |
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| chloroflourocarbons (CFC's) |
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| the ozone layer is located in the |
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| heat is trapped near the Earth's surface by |
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| Increased amounts of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere may lead to |
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| What gas increases the Greenhouse effect |
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