22.1 Flashcards
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Mesosphere
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Very thin layer Ionization Coldest layer Temp decreases as altitude increases Meteors burn
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Thermosphere
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Temp increases as altitude increases Released by solar wind and energy Uppermost layer Ionization of atoms occur Most satellites orbit here
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Stratosphere
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Ozone absorbs uv ( stopping uv from entering earth ) Temp increases as altitude increases Heating is due to ozone formation Lower stratosphere is jet stream Planes fly Thin clouds
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Troposphere
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The surface is heated and beat is released to atmosphere so it is warmer/ closer to the surface
Temp decreases with higher altitude(less gas to absorb energy)
All life, Almost all weather, All land
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Ozone layer
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A gas molecule that’s made up of 3 oxygen atoms
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99.3% is made up of
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Notrogen oxygen Argon carbon dioxide
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Carbon cycle
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Carbon combined with calcium and dissolved in seawater
The compound was not soluble so it formed rocks
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Where is carbon
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Biomass
Geosphere - rocks, petroleum, coal
Carbon is a part of living things so when life formed and expanded Carbon went into biomass
Not much in atmosphere
