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Layeers of the atmosphere
the atmosphere
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Science
8th Grade
01/09/2010

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Term

What are the amin layers of the earths atmospher?

 

Definition

-Troposphere

-Stratosphere

- Mesosphere

-Theremosphere

*Inosphere

*exposphere

Term
How are they seperated???
Definition
By the temp in air
Term
What holds the atmosphere in place?
Definition
Gravity
Term
What is air pressure?
Definition

Pressure from the atmosphere being pushed down in all directions

 

pressure=force applied to the unit area of a surface

Term
Where is the troposphere?
Definition
Closest layer from the earth
Term
List some characteristics of the troposphere
Definition

99% contains mass of atmosphere

all weather occurs here

all living things are in this layer

Term
What is the tropopause
Definition

The boundry between the troposphere and

the stratosphere.

 

Where the the troposhere stops and stratosphere begins

Term

What is the jet stream?

 

Definition
Strong winds
Term

Where is the startosphere?

 

Definition
The 2nd closest layer to the to the earth
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