Atmosphere Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- atmosphere : a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
- lithosphere : the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- biosphere : part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere.
- hydrosphere : all the water at and near the surface of the earth.
- troposphere : the lowest layer of the atmosphere; from the surface to 10 miles up.
- stratosphere : 2nd layer of atmosphere; extends from 10 to 30 miles up; location of ozone layer.
- mesosphere : 3rd layer of the atmosphere; extends from 31- to 53 miles up.
- thermosphere : the uppermost layer of the atmosphere; the only layer where temperature altitude increases when temperature increases.
- exosphere : the outermost region of the atmosphere extending to edge of outer space.
- ozone layer : a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
- air pressure : the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
- barometer : an instrument used to measure atmospheric/air pressure.
