Atmosphere

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

thin layer of air that forms a protective covering around earth

Question 2

What it does

Answer 2

maintains the balance of heat entering the earth and escaping the earth

Question 3

What it does

Answer 3

protects living things from harmful UV rays

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What it does

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allows life to exist on earth

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What it is

Answer 5

the atmosphere is a mixture of gases, solids, and liquids that are found surrounding the earth

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what it is

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contains a layer of oxygen 3 which is ozone that protects the earth from harmful rays that would kill life in earth

Question 7

gases in the atmosphere

Answer 7

the atmosphere is a mixture of many different gases the main components are Nitrogen and Oxygen

Question 8

gases

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it is 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen, and the remaining 1% is made up of Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Helium, Methane, Krypton, Xenon, Hydrogen, and Ozone

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solids and liquids

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the atmosphere contains particles other than gases. Solids and liquids are also found in the atmosphere

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solids and liquids

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dust is carried into the atmosphere by winds and salt is carried by sea spray. volcanos add dirt dust and ohter liquids into the atmosphere

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layers

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there are five

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troposphere

Answer 12

layer closes to earth 0-10 km

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stratosphere

Answer 13

10-50 km

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mesosphere

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50-85 km

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thermosphere

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85-500

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ionosphere

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is not considered a layer but is found in the mesosphere and thermosphere

Question 17

exosphere

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500 km and beyond