short answer questions Flashcards
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1.Explain fusion and
2.how the sun makes energy
1.Fusion occurs when protons of hydrogen atoms violently collide in the sun’s core and fuse to create a helium atom.
2.electromagnetic waves, or radiation.
How is carbon in the soil a good thing?
helps to maintain soil structure by forming stable, larger aggregates that holds the plant to
1.Explain the ozone and 2.history of CFC
1.a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms
2.made in 1928 and were in acs and spray cans and later banned in 1994
Explain the atmosphere
Troposphere:most dense
Stratosphere:ozone
mesosphere:coldest,meteors burn
Thermosphere: hottest
Exosphere:layer into space,karman line
Explain the greenhouse gases
gases in the earth’s atmosphere that trap heat