Name That Layer
Weather happens here.
What is Troposphere?
Humans live and breathe in this layer
What is Troposphere?
As altitude increases, air pressure generally ____
What is Decreases?
As altitude increases, air density generally _____
What is Decreases?
Put these in order: Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere.
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere?
Ozone layer is found here
What is Stratosphere?
This is generally the coldest major atmospheric layer
What is Mesosphere?
A balloon rises higher. What happens to the surrounding air pressure?
What is It decreases?
Are gas particles more crowded at low or high altitude?
What is Low Altitude?
What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?
What is Nitrogen?
Most meteors burn up here
Temperature increases upward because ozone absorbs UV energy
What is Stratosphere?
Where is air pressure greater: near sea level or high on a mountain?
What is Near Sea Level?
If particles spread farther apart, density becomes _____.
What is Lower?
What is altitude?
What is Height above Earth’s surface/sea level?
The ISS orbits in this layer
What is Thermosphere?
Hydrogen and helium are common and particles can escape into space
What is Exosphere?
Which layer has greater pressure: the troposphere or exosphere?
What is Troposphere? (it is lower and contains far more air particles)
Does atmospheric temperature change in one simple direction through all five layers?
What is No; it rises and falls depending on the layer?
Compare density in the troposphere and exosphere.
What is Troposphere is much denser; exosphere is extremely thin?
Earth's outermost atmospheric layer
Very few particles can have extremely high measured temperatures here
What is Thermosphere?
Why does pressure decrease with altitude?
What is There are fewer air particles above you/less air pushing down?
Why can the thermosphere have high measured temperatures but not feel hot like an oven?
What is There are very few particles to transfer heat?
A scientist sees meteors burning up and very thin air. Which layer is this?
What is Mesosphere? (meteors commonly burn there and the air is thin)