Earth enviromental Atmosphere
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- weather
- The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
- what does weather depend on
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amount of clods, temp., air pressure & wind
And the amount of moister - atmosphere
- a thick blanket of gasses surroundig earth composed of air
- what are gasses in the air
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nitrogen (78%)
oxygen(21%)
aloso carbon dioxide, H2o vapor, and aragon - Troposhere
- layer of the atmosphere closest to earth
- temp of the troposhere?
- decreases with increse of altitude
- stratoshpere
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second layer of the atmosphere
where tempeture remains constant to a height of 20km - where is the ozone layer
- stratosphere
- mesosphere
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third layer of atmosphere
temp. decreases with height - ozone
- 3 oxygen atoms bonded together
- what percent of UV rays does ozone absorbe
- 99%
- how thick is the ozone layer
- 10-20 km thick
- the ozone is thinning because of
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chloraflorocarbons
that contain chlourine.flurine and carbon - almost all or earths energy comes from the sun is
- radiant energy
- most reaches the _________ and is ________ back to space
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atmosphere
reflected