Layers of the Atmosphere
Characteristics of Troposphere
A few clouds, where people live in, where weather occur.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather: the condition of the atmosphere at any given time
Climate: the pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is the atmosphere made out of?
It is the mixture of gases, liquids, and solids.
How many UV rays are there?
3 rays
How can atmosphere help us?
Atmosphere helps plants to absorb rains to grow.
Characteristics of Stratosphere
There is a ozone layer
Ozone layer protects us from harmful UV rays from the sun
What is climate mostly determined by?
Temperature and precipitation
What layer touches the Earth's surface?
Troposphere
What is UV ray?
It is a harmful radiation from the Sun
How can atmosphere help us?
Atmosphere helps humans to breathe oxygen.
Characteristics of Mesosphere
Where meteoroids enter and where it is burned up.
The coldest layer
What are three factors that affect climate?
Altitude, large bodies of water, ocean currents
Which layer protects living things from harmful UV rays? How does it do that?
-The stratosphere
-The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet rays.
Types of UV rays
UV A
UV B
UV C
How can atmosphere help us?
The ozone layer absorbs harmful UV rays.
Characteristics of Thermosphere
The hottest layer
What is weather?
the condition of the atmosphere at any given time
Which layer is the coldest?
The mesosphere
This UV ray doesn't reach our skin
UV-C
How can the atmosphere help us?
The meteoroids are burned up before it attatches to land.
Characteristics of Exosphere
This layer spreads to the outer space, so it doesn't have exact limit.
What is climate?
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
Which layer is the hottest?
The thermosphere
This layer is the main cause of sunburn.
UV-B
Can we live without atmosphere?
Nope