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The Atmosphere - Coggle Diagram

- - - - proteins, lipids and carbohydrates
  - - - dispersed in stratosphere as the ozone layer
        
        gases absorb UV light producing a dynamic equilibrium of chemical reactions that form and destroy ozone
  - - - increases atmospheric temperature
        
        warm atmosphere emits infrared energy which is absorbed by the earth's surface
        
        warm atmosphere reduces heat loss by conduction from land to oceans
- - - - infrared
      - visible light
      - ultraviolet light
    - - long wave - infrared
    - - climate change
      - ocean currents
      - hydrological cycle
        
        distribution of species
- - - - warms it
    - - absorbed by gases in the atmosphere - greenhouse gases
    - - most important CO2 and H2O
  - - - carbon dioxide - from combustion of fossil fuels, ploughing of soils, drainage of marshes and peat bogs
      - methane - anaerobic respiration by microbes in padi fields, produced during the formation of fossil fuels
      - oxides of nitrogen - oxygen and nitrogen from the air react at high temperatures in vehicle engines, released through exhaust gases, fertiliser use
      - CFC's - used in aerosol propellants, fire extinguishers, refrigerants, solvents, and in expanded foam plastics
      - tropospheric ozone - produced by the photochemical breakdown of NO2 and subsequent reactions with oxygen