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1
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what ozone is composed of

A

oxygen atoms

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air pollutions that make cities appear hazy

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smog

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2
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layer that effects radio communications

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ionosphere

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layer most effective

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magnetosphere

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3
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density currents that cause air to mix

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convection example

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3
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humans have a responsibility to take care of the

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atmosphere

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3
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natural agent of nitrogen fixing

A

lightning

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3
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because of solar winds the ___ is not spherical

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magnetosphere

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3
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form of solar radiation

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infrared rays

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kind of destiny currents

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thermal convection current

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3
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21% oxygen in the atmosphere ___ than an atmosphere with 100% oxygen

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is better for us

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3
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___ is a mixture of gases and ___ sperate layers of distinct gases

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homosphere / heterosphere

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3
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ozone is ___ beneficial to life

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not always

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3
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the ozone layer protects the earth from ___ from the sun

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ultraviolet rays

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3
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depending on the weather only ___ of the suns energy makes it to the earths surface

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50-75%

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3
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it was not present in the earliest of the earth

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oxygen

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3
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where plants get their carbon

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atmosphere

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3
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solar energy that makes up the solar constant

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infrared

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3
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where a thin spot in the ozone layer develops

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antarctica

3
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artificial chemical reaction that produces ammonia fertilizer

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Haber-Bosch process

3
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____ allows the earths surface to absorb the most heat from the sun

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a clear day with low humidity

3
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when rays ___ the most concentrated form of solar energy occurs

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come from a straight overhead

3
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what is the most significant role for nitrogen

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dilute oxygen to level appropriate for life

3
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earths surface warming the air directly above it

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conduction example

4
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what is the tropospheric lapse rate in temperate zones

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constant from the surface to the tropopause

4
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magnetosphere produces beautiful what

A

auroras

5
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gases surrounding the earth

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atmosphere

5
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rate of solar energy flow that reaches the earth

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solar constant

5
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indirect warming of the atmosphere

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greenhouse effect

5
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winds that travel in paths in the stratosphere

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jet streams

5
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steady temperature change associated with altitude change

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lapse rate

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temperate layers in the homosphere

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

5
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continuum of energetic wave known as light energy

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electromagnetic spectrum

5
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two layers not contained in the ionosphere

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mesosphere and thermosphere

5
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made up of 3 oxygen atoms

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ozone

5
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where most of earths weather happens

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troposphere

5
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gases that makes up the exosphere

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molecular hydrogen and helium

5
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rate at whitch solar energy enters the earths atmosphere

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solar constant

5
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evolutionists believe ___ in the atmosphere would have poisoned the first life forms

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oxygen

5
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___ absorbs most of the direct solar energy that reaches the earth

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soil or water

5
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plants depend on what type of nitrogen

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fixed

5
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ionosphere does not reflect

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microwaves

5
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includes the exosphere and van allen belts

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magnetosphere

5
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moves carbon into plants

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photosynthesis

5
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example of greenhouse gas

A

carbon dioxide or water vapor

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