Earth's Atmosphere

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What are the five elements of weather used to predict weather?

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Precipitation, humidity, wind, pressure, and temperature.

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Which two Earth Spheres are involved when a plant makes food from sunlight and carbon dioxide, and a human eats the plants?

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Atmosphere and biosphere.

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How do the layers of the atmosphere vary depending on altitude?

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They vary in distance between particles, temperature, and composition.

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What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

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Nitrogen and oxygen.

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What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth upwards?

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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.

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What is the role of the atmosphere in weather prediction?

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The atmosphere contains the elements of weather that are analyzed to predict weather patterns.

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Define the biosphere in relation to Earth's systems.

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The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems, where life exists, interacting with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

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What is the significance of nitrogen in the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere, playing a crucial role in the nitrogen cycle and supporting life.

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Explain how temperature varies in the different layers of the atmosphere.

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Temperature generally decreases with altitude in the troposphere, increases in the stratosphere due to ozone absorption, decreases in the mesosphere, and increases in the thermosphere.

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What is the function of the ozone layer, and where is it located?

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The ozone layer, located in the stratosphere, absorbs the majority of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.