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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE ATMOSPHERE IS WHY THE SKY IS BLUE

BLUE LIGHT IS SCATTERED MOST BY ATMOSPHERIC GASES

5 LAYERS: ABOUT 100KM

TROPOSPHERE: UP TO ~20KM

Photo by evan aka evan

CONTAINS ENOUGH WATER VAPOUR TO MAKE CLOUDS

Photo by Dru!

OZONE LAYER

IS LIKE THE EARTH'S SUN BLOCK
Photo by M*rten

STRATOSPHERE: 20-50KM

CONTAINS OZONE LAYER:

PROTECTS US FROM HARMFUL UV RAYS

SKYDIVE RECORD:

FROM STRATOSPHERE 39KM ABOVE EARTH

MESOSPHERE: 50-85KM

Photo by B Eilertsen

METEORS BURN UP IN THE MESOSPHERE

THERMOSPHERE

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITS HERE
Photo by FlyingSinger

EXOSPHERE

ATMOSPHERE MERGES INTO SPACE
Photo by Futurilla

OXYGEN

21% OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Photo by dustyknapp

NITROGEN

78% OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Photo by silverfuture

WATER VAPOUR

1 TO 4% OF ATMOSPHERE
Photo by Mike-wise

THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

GREENHOUSES TRAP HEAT INSIDE
Photo by K e v i n

THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIKE A GREENHOUSE FOR EARTH

SOME GASES IN IT TRAP HEAT ENERGY FROM THE SUN

GREENHOUSE GASES ARE:

CARBON DIOXIDE

METHANE GAS

WATER VAPOUR

HUMANS CAN CREATE EXTRA GREENHOUSE GASES

Photo by Guy Gorek

CAN TRAP MORE HEAT

Photo by heipei

GLOBAL WARMING

Photo by martinak15

OCEAN LEVELS RISE

Photo by palestrina55

FLOODS

Photo by freefotouk

SEVERE DROUGHTS

Photo by szeke

WHAT EFFECT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE ON HUMANS & ANIMALS?

Photo by jackharrybill