Earths Atmosphere

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What are the layers that make up the atmosphere?

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The troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, the thermosphere, and the exosphere.

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What are forms of precipitation?

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Rain and snow.

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What gives off most of the oxygen that animals need to breathe?

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Plants and certain organisms that perform photosynthesis.

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What is an example of an interaction among Earth's spheres?

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Rain falls and waters plants, helping them to grow.

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What four parts do scientists divide the Earth system into?

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Land, water, living things, air.

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What is the troposphere?

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The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs.

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What is the stratosphere?

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The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, containing the ozone layer.

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What is the mesosphere?

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The layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere, where temperatures decrease with altitude.

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What is the thermosphere?

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The layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere, characterized by high temperatures.

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What is the exosphere?

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The outermost layer of the atmosphere, where atmospheric particles are very sparse.