Layers of the Atmosphere

Layers of the Atmosphere

100

This layer of the atmosphere burns up meteors as they enter.

What is the mesosphere?

200

This layer has the least dense air of the atmosphere.

What is the exosphere?

300

The atmosphere contains 78% _______, 21%______ and 1% other gases. (In order)

What are nitrogen and oxygen?

400

What gas compound (found in the stratosphere) protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation?

What is ozone?

500

This would happen if you left your international space station while outside the Earth's atmosphere.

Death

Layers of the Atmosphere P2

100

This is found in the stratosphere and is responsible for absorbing the sun's harmful rays.

What is the ozone layer?

200

This layer of the atmosphere has the most dense air.

What is the troposphere?

300

These are layers in which large jets can fly.

What are the troposphere and the stratosphere?

400

This is the layer where space shuttles fly.

What is the thermosphere (or exosphere)?

500

The carbon dioxide that we breathe out is thankfully taken in by _______ and converted back to fresh oxygen. 

Trees

Atmosphere

100

The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere

Nitrogen and Oxygen

200

This gas is stored in Earth's atmosphere for living things to breath.

Oxygen

300

What does the ozone layer do to the Sun's radiation?

Absorbs it 

400

How does the atmosphere maintain the Earth's temperature? (think Greenhouse)

Trap the heat energy of the Sun

500

There are how many days until Christmas vacation?

13

Earth's Systems

100

Hydro

Water 

200

Atmo

Air 

300

Bio

Living things

400

Cryo

Frozen

500

Knowing prefixes can help you understand the meaning of a word.

 A prefix is at the end or beginning of the word?  

Beginning