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What is WEATHER? ___________________________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Date; ___________________ Period: ______
Ex.
What is CLIMATE? _____________________________________________________
Ex.
What gases make up Earth’s atmosphere today?
Two main gases are: ______________ (
%) and ________________ (
%).
The remaining 1% is made up of _________________________________________________________.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH”S ATMOSPHERE:
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Tropopause
Troposphere
THE OZONE LAYER:

The sun produces ________________________, which is a harmful
kind of radiation.
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The ozone layer can block out ______________% of this radiation,
however a chemical known as a _____________ is causing damage
to the ozone layer.
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Chlorofluorocarbons are found in such products as
__________________________________,
__________________________________, and
___________________________________.

CFC’s damage the ozone layer by ______________
__________________________________________.
HEAT & TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Changes in weather involve ____________________, formation of ______________, and ____________________.
Energy is needed to make these things happen, and this energy comes from the __________________.
HEAT TRANSFER
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
RADIATION
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
•
The atmosphere acts like a ________________________________________
•
If we didn’t have our atmosphere, it would be _______ (200oC) during the day, and ______(-250oC) at night!
•
GREENHOUSE EFFECT: ________________________________________
•
Several gases are responsible for this effect…
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
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Unfortunately, greenhouse effect is increasing due to…
–
____________________ and ____________________
Why is this considered a bad thing?
• A warmer atmosphere could ____________________
 ____________________and ____________________around the
world
 shift ____________________around the world