Atmosphere Live Game Review

Front

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in

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temperature

Front

This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere

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nitrogen

Front

The ozone layer is in which layer of the atmosphere? Options: troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere

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stratosphere

Front

This layer is where weather occurs

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troposphere

Front

When warm air rises and cools high in the atmosphere and then sinks to the earth it creates _________ currents

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convection

Front

This type of heat transfer is due to direct contact.

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Conduction

Front

This process keeps Earth's temperature suitable for life.

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Greenhouse Effect

Front

What's the hottest layer of the Earth's atmosphere?

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Thermosphere

Front

As altitude increases, what happens to the air pressure?

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decreases

Front

What causes Earth's winds to curve instead of traveling in straight lines?

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Earth's rotation on its axis.