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When an object takes in energy, like when the Earth’s surface absorbs heat from the sun.
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Pressure The weight of the air pressing down on Earth’s surface. It can change with height and affects weather.
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The thin layer of gases (like oxygen and nitrogen) that surrounds Earth and helps protect and support life.
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Effect The process where heat from the sun is trapped by gases in Earth’s atmosphere, keeping the planet warm.
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The layer above the stratosphere where most meteors burn up when they enter Earth’s atmosphere.
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A part of the stratosphere with a special gas (ozone) that blocks most of the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
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Energy that travels in waves from the sun and heats the Earth. It can travel through space.
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The layer above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
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The hottest layer of the atmosphere, where the northern lights happen and some satellites orbit.
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The lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather happens and where we live.
