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The atmosphere is mostly made up of what 2 gases and what percent of the air do they make up?
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Nitrogen=78%
Oxygen=21% |
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What does the atmosphere do about the sun's UV rays?
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It filters them and makes the earth livable.
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What are the four main layers of the atmosphere?
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1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4.Thermosphere |
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What happens in the troposphere and what causes it?
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All of the weather is caused by uneven heating and cooling.
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What is located inside the stratosphere?
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The Ozone layer
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Why does the Ozone layer has a hole in it.
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Pollution
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What does the hole in the Ozone layer cause?
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Global warming
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What does the Stratosphere do to radiation?
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It absorbs it.
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As altitude increases what else does.
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Temperature
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What temperature can the mesosphere go down to?
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-93 degrees Celsius
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The thermosphere can reach was temperature?
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1,700 degrees Celcius
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