Layers of the Atmosphere

The layer of the atmosphere that are mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen that surrounds the Earth is called

The Sun heats Earth's atmosphere through electromagnetic waves called

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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The 21% gas in the Earth's atmosphere, produced by plants during photosynthesis is

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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The layer that lies above ozone, the reason the temperature decreases as altitude increases.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The most abundant gas in the troposphere layer of the atmosphere is

The main energy that heats up the Earth's atmosphere is the

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What layer of the atmosphere weather and climate take place?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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Another way the sun's heat energy reaches the Earth's atmosphere is by the flow of heated substances, called

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

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The layer of Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the UV radiation is

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Another way to transfer heat energy is when the molecules collide or touch each other. This is called

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• evaporation

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