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Atmosphere Quiz Flashcards

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What is Mass

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Mass is defined as how much stuff an object contains

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What is Volume

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The amount of space air takes up

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What is air pressure

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pressure exerted by the weight of air

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What is Altitude

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the distance above sea level on Earth

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How is air affected by temperature

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when air is warmed the molecules expand. when air is cooled the molecules contract

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What is density

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the amount of mass in a given object

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The layer we live on

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Troposphere

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2nd layer

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stratosphere

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3rd layer

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mesosphere

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4th layer

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thermosphere

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troposhere

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closest to earth, weather occurs here. Alt. increase. Temp. decreases

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stratosphere

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ozone is here, jets fly here. Alt. increases, temp. increase

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Mesosphere

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protects us from meteors. Alt. increase. temp. decrease

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Thermosphere

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alt. increase temp. increases

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ozone layer

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thin part of the earths atmosphere that absorbs the harmful rays from the sun

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ozone depletion

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breaking down our ozone layer through air pollution

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UV Index

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a number scale 1-11 that tells you how intense the UV rays are predicted to be

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how are the ozone layer and UV Index related

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the thinner the ozone layer the higher the UV index

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heat index

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what the temp feels like to the human body compared to the humidity + air temp.

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how are air pollution and heat index related

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higher temps with trap air pollutants near the ground

21
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greenhouse effect

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process that occurs when gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap the suns heat

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human impact on greenhouse effect

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humans putting extra greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere causing the average temp to rise.

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