Civil Air Patrol Aerospace - Module 3
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The 4 layers of the atmosphere (bottom to top) ✔✔Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,
thermosphere
A region of the atmosphere where electrons are gained or lost ✔✔Ionosphere
The rate of decrease with an increase in height for pressure and temperature ✔✔Lapse Rate
A region of the atmosphere where ozone is created ✔✔Ozonosphere
A global area of calm winds ✔✔Doldrums
Global winds that move toward the poles and move to the west. ✔✔Polar Easterlies
The method by which the sun heats the earth ✔✔Radiation
