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WeatherHow do factors in the Earth's atmosphere impact weather
patterns?
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Earth’s atmosphere is divided into several different atmospheric layers extending from the Earth’s surface outward:› Troposphere› Stratosphere› Mesosphere› Thermosphere› Exosphere
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Temperature:› As altitude increases, temperature
decreases!
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposhpere Gases:› Nitrogen and oxygen are found in ALL
layers of the atmosphere› There are other trace gases in the troposphere
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Air Pressure:› Greatest amount of pressure
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Interesting Facts:› Where we live› Where weather happens
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Temperature:
›Cold!
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Gases:› Nitrogen› Oxygen› Ozone
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Air Pressure:› Decreases as you move through the layers
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratsosphere Interesting Facts› Planes fly in this layer› This is where the ozone layer is› Absorbs ultraviolet radiation (UV)
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Temperature:
›Coldest Layer
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Gases:› Nitrogen› Oxygen
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Air Pressure:› Decreases as you move through the layers
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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Interesting Facts› Meteroids burn up in this layer› This can cause meteor trails.