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What is the Atmosphere?
Layer
of
gases
that surrounds the Earth
What does the Atmosphere provide?
Vital protection
, regulates
temperature
, and
supports
weather
and
climate
systems
What is 78%, 21% and 1%?
Nitrogen
78%,
oxygen
21%,
other gases
1%
Layers of earth's atmosphere guide
The
Smart
Monkey
Takes
Elevator
What is the lowest layer?
Troposphere
This layer extends to
14-18
km from surface
Troposphere
What layer do
wind
,
clouds
,
water
vapor
and
weather
changes occur?
Troposphere
What term is the boundary zone between
troposphere
and
stratosphere
Tropopause
What is the
eastward
winds and fast-moving river of
air
?
Jet streams
What is the second layer?
Stratosphere
What layer is about
50
km above in earth?
Stratosphere
What layer is ideal for
aircraft
because of the
horizontal
direction of air?
Stratosphere
This layer contains the
ozone
layer?
Stratosphere
What does the
ozone
layer do?
Shields the Earth from
harmful
UV
radiation
What layer is the area for
radiosondes
?
Stratosphere
What is the
third
layer?
Mesosphere
What layer extends
90
km above earth?
Mesosphere
What layer is the
coldest
region
?
Mesosphere
This layer has
thin
air
and
low
atmospheric
pressure
?
Mesosphere
What
burn
up upon entry in
Mesosphere
?
Meteors
When meteors burn up it creates the visual phenomenon known as?
Shooting stars
What is the
topmost
part
?
Thermosphere
What layer extends
1000
km above earth?
Thermosphere
This layer is composed of
individual
gas
molecules
Thermosphere
What layer has
Auroras
?
Thermosphere
What layer holds the
ionosphere
?
thermosphere
What is the
outermost
layer?
Exosphere
This is the Earth's
atmosphere
into the
vacuum
of space
Exosphere
This layer contains
hydrogen
and
helium
gases
Exosphere
What layer can be
satellites
be found?
Exosphere
What layer can we see other
human-made
objects in Earth's
orbit
are found
Exosphere