2.4 Flashcards
1
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What is the troposphere?
A
The lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.
2
Q
What is the stratosphere?
A
The second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, containing the ozone layer.
3
Q
What is adsorption?
A
The process that occurs when a gas, liquid or solute is held to the surface of a solid, or more rarely, a liquid.
4
Q
What is the greenhouse effect?
A
The process in which the absorption and subsequent emission of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases warms the lower atmosphere and the planet’s surface.
