Layers of the Atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where we live
Trophosphere
Does warm air rise or fall?
Rise
What is the name of the sphere that contains life
Biosphere
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
Does cool air rise or fall?
Fall
What is represented by a red line with half circles?
Warm front
What do we breathe from the atmosphere
O2
The ozone layer protects us from
Harmful UV rays
Wind is caused by
Differences in air pressure
What is represented by alternating red half circles and blue triangles?
Stationary front
What do we create by driving cars and burning CFCs
O3 or ozone
The ozone layer is made up of
O3
The layer of the atmosphere where meteors are burned up
Mesosphere
Over the past several years the amount of wind energy has
increased
What is represented by stars on a weather map?
Snowfall
Plants take in _________ and convert it into O2
Carbon Dioxide
The hole in the ozone layer should be fully healed by
2045
The layer of the atmosphere where the aurora borealis occurs
Ionosphere
What is the term for when climate change affects wind and there is less wind
Stilling
What is represented by a large L on a weather map
Low pressure
What gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere
Nitrogen
This coldest layer of the atmosphere is the