Atmosphere Vocab Review

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Earth's air is a thin layer of gases, solids, and liquids that protects the planet, divided into five layers.

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Atmosphere

Front

Closest layer of Earth's atmosphere, holds 99% of water vapor, 75% of gases, where clouds and weather occur.

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Troposphere

Front

Region of upper atmosphere from tropopause to 30 miles, with little temperature change.

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Stratosphere

Front

Energy from the Sun that can harm skin and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer.

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Ultraviolet Radiation

Front

Layer in the stratosphere with high ozone concentration; absorbs harmful UV radiation.

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Ozone Layer

Front

Region of upper atmosphere where temperature rises with altitude, above the mesosphere.

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Thermosphere

Front

Atmospheric layer between stratosphere and thermosphere with rapid temperature drop.

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mesosphere

Front

Layer that is extremely cold

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mesosphere

Front

Layer that reaches up to 2000°C.

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thermosphere

Front

Layer with most of Earth's weather

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troposphere