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1 Composition of the Atmosphere
10/09/15

2 Composition: What something is made of
AIR COMPOSITION!? Composition: What something is made of Air acts like a liquid—it moves, flows and causes weather!

3 Air is held in place by GRAVITY—it also has MASS!
GRAVITY and AIR!?! Yaaas! Air is held in place by GRAVITY—it also has MASS! Gravity-- less powerful as you leave Earth’s surface As a result -- fewer air molecules as you move away from the Earth

4 1% other gases (CO2, helium, argon, neon, hydrogen…)
AIR!!! The air around us is: 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases (CO2, helium, argon, neon, hydrogen…)

5 Water is in the air we breathe— known as water vapor
HUMIDITY: The amount of water vapor in the air H2O vapor is the cause of most weather!

6 What do you think he experienced?
Felix Jumps at 128K feet! 128,000 feet!? What layer is that!?!? What do you think he experienced?


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