ATMOSPHERE Crossword

The atmosphere is divided into four layers
The troposphere extends to about 18KM above the Earths surface.
Above the troposhere is the ?
Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs the sun's ultraviolet energy and warms the air.
Ozone is a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms.
The layer above the stratosphere is the mesosphere.
The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is the thermosphere.
Radiation is the transfer of energy across and in the atmosphere.
The flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when the objects are placed in drectr physical contact is called conduction.
Atmospheric dust is mainly soil.
The liquid droplets found in atmospheric dust are called aerosols.
Electrically charged atoms are called ions.
The lower thermosphere is call ionosphere
Convection is the transfer of heat by air currents.
Solar energy reaches the earth as electromagnetic radiation.
The process inwhich gases trap heat neat the Earth is known as the greenhouse effect.
Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases are all parts of the atmosphere.
Gases can be added to and removed from the atmosphere in ways other than through living organisms.
he atmosphere insulates earths surface.
The second most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is oxygen.
Methane and argon are two types of gases that help make up the earth surface.