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Layers of The Atmosphere

The document contains a crossword puzzle about the 14 layers of the atmosphere, with clues provided across and down. The layers include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere, with the stratosphere noted as containing the ozone layer which absorbs harmful solar radiation. Key terms defined include radiation, pressure, conduction, ionization, and the gases that comprise the different layers of the atmosphere starting closest to the Earth's surface.

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Layers of The Atmosphere

The document contains a crossword puzzle about the 14 layers of the atmosphere, with clues provided across and down. The layers include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere, with the stratosphere noted as containing the ozone layer which absorbs harmful solar radiation. Key terms defined include radiation, pressure, conduction, ionization, and the gases that comprise the different layers of the atmosphere starting closest to the Earth's surface.

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Layers of the Atmosphere


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3. this layer contains ozone,which is a special layer 1. Electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength
of oxygen molecules and absorb harmful rays of sun between that of visible light and that of X-rays
7. a gas that was once commonly used in various 2. is a measure of the force applied over a unit area
products (such as aerosols) but that is believed to 4. is the movement of something such as heat or
cause damage to the ozone layer in the Earth's electricity through a medium or passage
atmosphere 5. the region of the stratosphere with the highest
8. the process in which energy is emitted as concentration of ozone molecules, which by absorbing
particles or waves high-energy solar ultraviolet radiation protects
10. this is the layer closest to the ground where we organisms on earth
live and this is where weather takes place 6. A region of the earth's atmosphere where
12. its made of light gases and the molecules are ionization caused by incoming solar radiation affects
spaced farther and farther apart until they don't the transmission of radio waves. It extends from a
exist height of 70 kilometers (43 miles) to 400 kilometers
13. elevation above sea level or above earth's (250 miles) above the surface
surface 9. the layer above the earth and is made of many
14. there is no ozone in this layer and its very cold gases,including oxygen and nitrogen
11. colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold
water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by
electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of
ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere

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