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Layers Of The Atmosphere And Moon Phases Flashcards

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1
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What happens to pressure in the atmosphere

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Pressure decreases as you go up

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2
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Major atmospheric gases

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Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon

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Variable Gases

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Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor- gases that can be altered by their surrounding environment

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4
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Constant gases

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Gases that can’t be altered by their surrounding environment

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5
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Earth diameter

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8,000 miles
12,700 km

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earths circumference

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24,000 miles
40,000 km

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Aurora colors

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Oxygen- green and yellow
Nitrogen- blue, purple, red

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How do auroras happen

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charged particles collide with magneto sphere and release energy

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Aerosols

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chlorine compounds, haze, dust, smoke, air pollution

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Waxing and Wane

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if the light is on the left side it is waning, on the right it is waxing

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exosphere

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Outer”
Alt up Temp up
international Space Station

Protects UV radiation

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Thermosphere

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“Hear”
Alt up Temp up
Satellites
Absorbs suns radiation
thickest layer

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Ionosphere

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sub portion of the thermosphere
Alt up Temp up
Contains magnetosphere, auroras, solar winds
Satellites
Atmosphere meets space

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mesosphere

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coldest layer
Alt up Temp down
Protects earth from meteors and space rocks

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Meteoroids

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Umbrella term

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meteor

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Shooting stars

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Meteorite

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meteoroids that’s hit the earth

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Stratosphere

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Alt up Temp up
Ozone
Balloons, airplanes
Weather balloons

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troposphere

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Highest density
Greatest air pressure
Holds most water vapor
Weather
75% of the atmosphere

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20
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As you go up in the troposphere what occurs

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Temperature and pressure decrase

21
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As you go up in altitude throughout the whole of the atmosphere which of the following does NOT occur

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Pressure increases

22
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2 major gases in the atmosphere

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Nitrogen and Oxygen

23
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Least notable attribute of stratosphere

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Meteorites burn up here

24
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Coldest layer

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Meso

25
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Hottest layer

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Thermo

26
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Where is ozone found and what does it do

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Protects us from harmful UV
ENERGY IN THE STRATOSPHERE

27
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Which layer is most water found

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Troposphere

28
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Most notable exosphere stuff

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Outer edge, contains ISS

29
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Ionosphere attributes

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Auroras, solar winds, charged particles

30
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Troposphere attributes

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All weather occurs here, 75% of the atmosphere

31
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Mesosphere

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“Middle”, coldest, protects UV

32
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Earths diameter 8000 miles, 12700 km

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33
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Variable gases

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CO2, O3, H2O

34
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Thickest layer atmosphere layer

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Thermosphere

35
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Thinnest layer

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Troposphere

36
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Meteor

A

Shooting stars- don’t hit earth

37
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Meteorite

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Space rocks that hit earth

38
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Meteoroid

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Umbrella term- space rocks

39
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Two types of CFC-Containing products

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Styrofoam, air pollution- haze dust smoke etc

40
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Percentage of the moon lit by the sun

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50%

41
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How is it hot in the thermisohere but you woukd freeze

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Heat particles are so far apart you can’t feel the heat and would freeze in a vacuum

42
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Terminator

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Dividing line between light and dark part of the moon

43
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Mare/Maria

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Dark pocket(s) on the moon. Latin for sea. Comes from lava

44
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Path of totality

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Moons shadows path traced on earth during a total solar eclipse

45
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Annular eclipse

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The moon is moving further away and that makes it so the moon can’t fully block out the sun

46
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Umbra

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Darkest part of a eclipses shadow

47
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Penumbra

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Shadow created by eclipse with partial shade

48
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Libration

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Wobble of the moon (sunglasses(

49
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Earth compared to the moon

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6x the size

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