Layers of the Atmosphere
What layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?
The troposphere.
Temperature ______________ as altitude increases in the troposphere.
Decreases
You breathe in what gas?
Oxygen
Air pressure ______________ as altitude increases.
Decreases.
Earth's temperature would be ____________ if the greenhouse effect did not exist.
Colder
What is the mnemonic device used to remember the layers of the atmosphere?
Trains Start Moving Through Exits
The thermosphere is the ____________ layer.
Hottest
Layer of oxygen found in the stratosphere.
Ozone layer
This layer has the highest air pressure.
The troposphere.
The burning of fossil fuels causes the Earth's temperature to ______________.
Increase
Which layer contains the ozone layer?
The stratosphere.
Temperature ______________ as altitude increases in the stratosphere.
Increases
The two most common gases.
Nitrogen and oxygen.
As gravity decreases, air pressure _____________.
Decreases
Volcanic ash will block the sunlight from the sun. This will _____________ the Earth's temperature.
Decrease
Earth's atmosphere is divided into _____ atmospheric layers.
5
What separates the layers of the atmosphere?
Differences in temperature.
Excess __________ gases are causing the Earth's temperature to rise.
greenhouse
The mesosphere has higher air pressure than the _______________.
Thermosphere
Carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofloro carbons are examples of ________________ _____________.
Greenhouse gases.
Name all 5 layers of the atmosphere from closest to furthest from the Earth.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
The mesosphere
Water vapor and carbon dioxide are important gases for _____________.
Weather
Which layer has higher air pressure, the mesosphere or the stratosphere?
The stratosphere
Excess amounts of carbon dioxide will ____________ the Earth's temperature.
Increase