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| layer of gases surrounding Earth |
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Earth's atmopshere is _____% Nitrogen and _____% Oxygen |
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| Solids such as dust, salt, pollen, and volcanic ash in the atmosphere. |
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Name the 5 layers of Earth's atmosphere. |
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1. Troposphere 2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Thermosphere 5. Exosphere |
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| Meteorites burn up due to friction in this layer. |
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| describes how high up in the atmosphere something is |
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Ozone is found in this layer |
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| All of Earth's weather occurs in this layer |
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| Satelites orbit around Earth in this layer |
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| This zone has extremely hot temperatures |
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| Earth's water is constantly in motion |
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rain, sleet, hail, or snow |
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| water vapor cools back into tiny liquid droplets that can collect to make clouds |
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| water goes down the ground through permeable rock |
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the sun heats up water causing it to turn into a gas called water vapor |
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| describes the current condition of the atmosphere |
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1. molecules condense 2. air becomes more dense 3. air sinks pushing down on the air below 4. creates an area of high pressure |
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1. the molecules expand 2. air becomes less dense (lighter) 3. air rises 4. creates a low pressure system below |
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1. provide thermal & solar energy 2. powers the water cycle 3. uneven heating of Earth creates high and low pressures systems which create wind |
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Wind moves from______ to _______ pressure |
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