2.4 Flashcards
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The troposphere
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The lowest layer of the earths atmosphere 7km at poles 20km at tropics
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The greenhouse effect
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The absorption and subsequent emission of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases warms the lower atmosphere and the planets surface.
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The stratosphere
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Second layer of the earths atmosphere containing the ozone layer 10-50km above surface
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Adsorption
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When a gas, liquid or a solute is held to the surface of a solid or a liquid.
