The earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere is a layer of earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases that surrounds the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=planet&did=772" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,772,'planet');return false;" style="color:#009000;">planet and is held in place by the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=force&did=1087" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1087,'force');return false;" style="color:#009000;">force of earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=gravity&did=823" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,823,'gravity');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gravity. It is composed of several different earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases, including earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=nitrogen&did=797" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,797,'nitrogen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nitrogen, earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=oxygen&did=798" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,798,'oxygen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oxygen, argon, and earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=carbon+dioxide&did=799" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,799,'carbon dioxide');return false;" style="color:#009000;">carbon dioxide, as well as trace amounts of other earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases. The earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere plays a crucial role in supporting earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=life&did=774" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,774,'life');return false;" style="color:#009000;">life on earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth by regulating the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=climate&did=786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,786,'climate');return false;" style="color:#009000;">climate, protecting living earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=organisms&did=874" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,874,'organisms');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organisms from harmful earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=solar+radiation&did=1654" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1654,'solar radiation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">solar radiation, and providing the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=air&did=861" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,861,'air');return false;" style="color:#009000;">air we breathe.
earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=composition&did=816" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,816,'composition');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Composition of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Atmosphere
The earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere is primarily composed of:
Layers of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Atmosphere
The earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere is divided into five main layers:
Functions of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Atmosphere
The earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere serves several important functions:
Protects earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=life&did=774" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,774,'life');return false;" style="color:#009000;">life on earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth by absorbing harmful earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=solar+radiation&did=1654" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1654,'solar radiation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">solar radiation
Regulates the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=planet%27s&did=772" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,772,'planet');return false;" style="color:#009000;">planet'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=temperature&did=203" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,203,'temperature');return false;" style="color:#009000;">temperature through the greenhouse earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=effect&did=1140" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1140,'effect');return false;" style="color:#009000;">effect
Supports earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=weather+patterns&did=1054" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1054,'weather patterns');return false;" style="color:#009000;">weather patterns and earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=the+water+cycle&did=877" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,877,'the water cycle');return false;" style="color:#009000;">the water cycle
Provides the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=air&did=861" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,861,'air');return false;" style="color:#009000;">air we breathe, containing the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=oxygen&did=798" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,798,'oxygen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oxygen necessary for earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=life&did=774" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,774,'life');return false;" style="color:#009000;">life
Study Guide
When studying the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere, be sure to focus on the following key points:
earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=composition&did=816" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,816,'composition');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Composition of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere and the relative proportions of its main earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases
The layers of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere and their characteristics
The functions of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere and its importance for earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=life&did=774" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,774,'life');return false;" style="color:#009000;">life on earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth
The impact of human activities on the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=composition&did=816" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,816,'composition');return false;" style="color:#009000;">composition and functioning of the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere
Understanding the earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'searth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=atmosphere&did=795" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,795,'atmosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">atmosphere is crucial for comprehending various environmental and climatic phenomena, as well as the interconnectedness of earth-s-atmosphere-1/kansas-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+systems&did=812" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,812,'earth\'s systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's systems.
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