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The amount of gas in the atmosphere does what when the height above the earth's surface increases?
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It decreases
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Most of the solar energy reaching planet Earth and its atmosphere is absorbed by what?
earths surface
What is portion of the atmosphere 10 to 25 miles above the earths surface is called?
Stratosphere by great usama
The layer of gas closest to earth?
the lowest layer of the atmosphere is the trosospere
Dose air in the atmosphere exert pressure on earths surface?
Yes. Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by air when it exerts pressure on the surface of earth.
What is the correct order upward from earths surface?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere - layers of the atmosphere :)
How does volcanic ash in earths atmosphere effect solar radiation?
It increases the amount of solar radiation that reflect into space
The first layer of the earths atmosphere touching earths surface?
mesosphere
What is the layer of earths atmosphere farthest away from earths surface?
Thermosphere, it is also the atmosphere with the highest temperatures.
What is the moisture that covers the earths surface?
the atmosphere
Which of does the atmosphere exert pressure on?
the earths surface.
Which of these does the atmosphere exert pressure on?
the earths surface.
Does water particles fall to the earths surface after their temperature increases?
No when there density increases
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as?
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as "Infrared Radiation."
What layer of the atmosphere is heated by the earths surface?
trophosphere
What is the air above the earths surface called?
The atmosphere
What happens to air pressure as the distance from Earths surface increases?
the air pressure increases
What does the amount of energy in the atmosphere depend on?
the amount of energy absorbed by the sun and the amount of energy that escapes the earths atmosphere.
