Characteristics of the Atmosphere

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21% of Earth's atmosphere

nitrogen

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Greenhouse gas

water vapour

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Layer which contains half the weight of the atmosphere

troposphere

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Fragments which burn up in the mesosphere

meteors

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Northern Lights

aurora

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Upper limits of our atmosphere

exosphere

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Earth's protective layer

ozone

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South pole

Antarctica

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Biologically important element

carbon

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Required for photosynthesis

carbon dioxide

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Radiation emitted from the Sun

ultraviolet

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One of the lightest elements

helium

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Type of cloud

stratocumulus

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Cause of air pollution

fossil fuels

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Height between troposphere and stratosphere

tropopause

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Part of the atmosphere which supports living organisms

biosphere

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American space agency

NASA

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Band of air encircling the globe

jet stream

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Phenomenon first noticed in the late 1970s

ozone hole

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How plants make food

photosynthesis

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British astronaut

Tim Peake

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Layer of gases surrounding a planet

atmosphere

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Measure of air pressure

Pascal

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Force which holds down the atmosphere

gravity

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Boundary between the atmosphere and outer space

Karman line

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noble gas

argon

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Card 2

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Greenhouse gas

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water vapour

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Layer which contains half the weight of the atmosphere

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Fragments which burn up in the mesosphere

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Card 5

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Northern Lights

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