Energy
This is the major source of energy for all natural events on Earth.
What is the Sun?
These two gases make up the majority of our atmosphere.
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
All weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
This is why the ozone layer vital to life on Earth.
What is it shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun?
Atmosphere layers end with...
What is sphere?
The Sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the Earth's surface, that includes these three things.
What are winds, ocean currents, and waves?
This percentage of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen.
78%
79%
75%
What is 78%?
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer which protects the planet from the Sun's radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
This is the layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up.
What is the Mesosphere?
radiation is
Radiation is a form of
matter
energy
What is energy?
An atmosphere is the mixture of these that surrounds a planet such as Earth.
What is gases?
This percentage of the atmosphere is made up of oxygen.
21%
24%
23%
What is 21%?
This layer of the atmosphere has the most energy of any other layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This layer absorbs the most radiation from the Sun.
What is the Thermosphere?
This layer of the atmosphere is home to the Jet Stream.
What is the stratosphere?
A greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas
absorbs heat energy
reflects heat energy
What is absorbs heat energy?
Our atmosphere absorbs this from the Sun, heating the Earth.
What is radiation?
This layer of the atmosphere is the densest layer, and it contains approximately 90% of the mass of the entire atmosphere.
What is the Troposphere?
As altitude increases, the density of the air ___________________.
What is decreases?
The force of a column of air pressing down is called ______________.
Air Pressure
Air Mass
Low Pressure
What is Air Pressure?
The aurora happens in this layer.
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What is the Mesosphere?
When the sun's energy hits the Earth, the atmosphere deflects this percentage.
20%
30%
40%
What is 30%?
List the five layers of the atmosphere in order.
The Seven mice thought excellent.
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere
5. Exosphere?
Airplanes fly faster in ____________________ because the air is less dense.
What are higher altitudes?
These two gases are important for weather conditions; found in the Troposphere.
carbon dioxide and water vapor
argon and water vapor
What is carbon dioxide and water vapor?
The temperature of each atmospheric layer depends on the _ of the sun's energy.
reflection or absorption
What is absorption?