Layers of the Atmosphere
Name that Sphere
As the Wind Blows
BrainPop
Misc.
100
The sentence to help you remember the order of the layers.
What is "take several minutes to escape"?
100
Sphere where all our weather is located
What is troposphere?
100
Where does the journey of the wind end?
What is at the polar ice caps?
100
Why is it difficult to breathe at high altitude?
What is because atmospheric gases become thinner the higher?
100
What might happen if the earth did not have an atmosphere?
What is we couldn’t breathe?
200
Thin layer of gas that forms a protective covering around the earth.
What is atmosphere?
200
The ozone layer is located within this sphere
What is stratosphere?
200
What is the fastest wind on earth?
What is the jet stream?
200
In the name thermosphere, the prefix “thermo” refers to what?
What is heat?
200
What is the name of a strong storm before it becomes a hurricane?
What is tropical storm?
300
The last layer you exit before going into space is...
What is exosphere?
300
This sphere has another sphere within it
What is thermosphere?
300
What is the scale used to measure wind speed?
What is the beaufort scale?
300
Which term accurately describes the mesophere? A) extremely high up- B) extremely cold- C) extremely low- D) extremely warm-
What is B?
300
What is the “cone” of a tornado called?
What is vortex?
400
Layer that absorbs uv rays and protects us against harmful radiation...
What is ozone layer?
400
Part of sphere made up of charged particles that produces a light show at northern latitudes.
What is ionosphere?
400
What are the doldrums?
What is narrow strip of complete calm located 5-100 either side of the equator?
400
What gas makes up the majority of the earth’s atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
400
What scale is used to measure the force of a tornado?
What is fujita scale?
500
Layer that has the highest temperature but virtually no heat
What is thermosphere?
500
The coldest layer and where “shooting stars” occur
What is mesosphere
500
What is the tropopause?
What is freezing layer of dry air that acts as a lid trapping all the weather below?
500
If you wanted to fly through a cloud, which atmospheric layer would you fly through?
What is troposphere?
500
What speeds must winds reach before classifying it a hurricane?
What is 75 mph?
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