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8.2 Study Guide
8.2.1 → Layers of the Atmosphere
1. List the layers in order from Outer Space to Earth
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8.2.2 → Ozone Layer Continued
8. What can happen to plants if they get too much UV
radiation?
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9. What are the three different types of UV radiation?
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2. Which two layers decrease in temperature?
3. Which layer is the densest?
4. Which layer is the least dense?
5. Identify which layer the following items belong
10. How much (%) of each type of UV radiation hits the
Earth?
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UVB ​→
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UVC ​→
8.2.3 → Greenhouse Effect
11. What does the greenhouse effect protect us from?
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Aurora Borealis ​→
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Humans / Animals ​→
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Meteors ​→
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Ozone Layer ​→
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Planes ​→
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Satellite ​→
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Space Shuttle ​→
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Weather ​→
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Mountains ​→
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Weather Balloon ​→
12. What path can infrared radiation take as it enters
our atmosphere?
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8.2.2 → Ozone Layer
6. What does the ozone layer protect us from?
7. What can happen to humans if we have too much
UV radiation?
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13. What will happen if we increase the amount of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
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8.2.3 → Greenhouse Effect Continued
14. What will happen if we decrease the amount of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
8.2.4 → Global Warming Continued
19. Why is it important to identify bias?
20. How do you determine if the author is biased?
15. What would happen if we didn’t have greenhouse
gases?
8.2.4 → Global Warming
16. Why is it important to clarify evidence?
17. What clarifying questions would you ask about the
following piece of evidence?
● Evidence: Baseball is the most popular
sport for students in the United States
● QUESTIONS:
21. What is global warming?
22. What causes global warming?
23. How is our CO​2​ emissions related to the global
temperature? Be very specific
18. What clarifying questions would you ask about the
following piece of evidence?
● Evidence: Polar bears are increasing in
population and aren’t impacted by the
warming temperatures
● QUESTIONS:
24. What will happen if our CO​2​ levels continue to
increase?
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