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weather - Coggle Diagram
weather
the atmosphere
troposphere
lowest layer
0 - 17km high
weather and clouds occur here
stratosphere
ozone layer is located here
17 - 50km high
some high clouds found here
78%nitrogen
21% oxygen
1% other
traps heat and protects the earth from the sun
the sun
• Energy from the sun is called solar energy
main source of energy
the energy that travels
through space from the
sun is called solar radiation
light and heat
• It is transmitted in the form of light and heat
• The amount of heat kept in the atmosphere depends on the amount of green house gases in the atmosphere.
• The green house effect >>>
• The greenhouse effect causes the earth to heat up and leads to>>>
• Higher temperatures
• Droughts
• Melting ice caps
• Flooding
• Forest fires