Layers of the Atmosphere

atmosphere Layers

100

Put these layers in order from lowest to highest

›Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere and Mesosphere

Troposphere, Stratosphere,Mesosphere, Thermosphere

200

›Which layer is the one that we live in?

Troposphere

300

›Which layer is the coldest?

›Mesosphere

400

As you rise up in the Troposphere, explain what happens to the temperature.

temperature decreases

500

›Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer.  What is the job of the Ozone Layer?

›Stratosphere and To protect us from the Sun’s harmful rays

Heating the Earth

100

›What process sends electromagnetic waves from the Sun to the Earth?

Radiation

200

›What is the process of heat traveling through an object?

›Thermal Conduction

300

›What process involves the circulation of heat in a liquid or a gas?

›Convection.

400

›Where does most of the earth’s heat conduction take place?

ground

500

›Which of the three processes take place when I cook food in a frying pan?

Conduction

Atmosphere

100

›What two main gases make up the atmosphere?

Nitrogen and Oxygen

200

›What are two jobs of the atmosphere?

›Protects us from UV rays

›Protects us from meteors

›Provides us with oxygen

›Keeps us warm

300

›What is air pressure?

›The amount of air particles pressing down on you.

400

›How are altitude and air pressure related to each other?

›As altitude goes up, air pressure goes down.

500

›Which gas make up 75% of the gases found in the atmosphere?

›Nitrogen

Climate Change

100

›Which gas is responsible for trapping the most heat in the atmosphere? 

›Carbon Dioxide

200

Name two ways higher temperatures will impact the Earth

›Warmer Oceans

›Melted Glaciers

›Stronger Hurricanes

›Droughts

›Damaged Wildlife

›Higher Water Levels

300

›Explain the “Greenhouse Effect”.  How does it help the Earth?

›The Greenhouse Effect traps heat from the Sun in our atmosphere.  It keeps the Earth warm.

400

›What are 3 types of clean energy resources?

›Hydro-power ›Wind Power ›Solar Power

›Nuclear Power ›Biomass Power

›Geothermal Power

500

›List three specific ways that you could save energy and fight climate change.

›Save on water ›Unplug electronics

›Car pool

›Ride you bike/walk

›Reuse and Recycle

Which layer am I?

100

I am the lowest layer of the atmosphere. I contain the vast majority of mass in the atmosphere.

Troposphere

200

I am the highest layer in the atmosphere. I have no definite boundaries, and am often considered to be part of outer space.

Exosphere.

300

I burn up the majority of meteoroids. I am the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

Thermosphere

400

Explain why airplanes benefit from flying in the stratosphere vs the thermosphere

There is less friction, as the air is thinner. as a result they are able to fly faster and use less fuel.

500

I am the third layer of the atmosphere from the ground. I am the coldest layer, because I have so few air particles to absorb energy.

The mesosphere.