Front

What are the two main gases that make up Greenhouse gases?

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Carbon dioxide and water vapor.

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone Layer?

Back

Stratosphere.

Front

What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere called?

Back

Troposphere.

Front

What happens to air pressure as the distance from Earth increases?

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It decreases.

Front

In the troposphere, what happens to temperatures as altitude increases?

Back

Temperatures decrease.

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere?

Back

Stratosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?

Back

Troposphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is the term for the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere?

Back

Tropopause.

Front

What is the main function of the Ozone Layer?

Back

To protect Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere that contains the highest temperatures?

Back

Thermosphere.