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STRUCTURE:
Gravity pushes the layers of air down on the earth’s surface; this push is called ______________
below 32 kilometers.
where you live and where weather occurs. As height increases, temperature decreases.
Troposphere from the stratosphere. This is where the jet stream is located.
The ______________________________ contains the ozone layer which acts as a shield for the
earth’s surface. It absorbs U.V. radiation from the sun which causes a temperature
The ______________________________ has very thin air and the temperature is very
particles absorb U.V. and X-ray radiation from the sun which electrically charges them (ions).
The ____________________________ is the upper part of the thermosphere. Air is very
_________ here; this is the area where ______________________________ orbit the earth.
is made up of electrons & protons. The Van Allen belts trap deadly radiation. When large
amounts are given off during a solar flare, the particles collide with each other causing the
HISTORY:
In the first 500 million years, a ________________ atmosphere emerged from the vapor and
The most important feature of the ancient environment was the absence of __________________
formations.
One billion years ago, ________________________________ began using energy from the sun
land. Prior to the existence of the ozone layer, life on earth was restricted to the