Vocab
What is the atmosphere?
The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth’s outermost layer.
What gas is the most in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen is the most.
Name a layer in the book.
Options: Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere.
Is there energy?
Yes.
Does the temperature get warmer or colder when you get higher?
Colder.
What is altitude?
Elevation above sea level.
What the second most gas?
Oxygen.
Is Mesosphere the highest layer?
No, thermosphere is the highest layer out of the four in the book.
What are the ways for heating?
Conduction, convention, and radiation.
How do you get your ears pop?
Air pressure.
What is air pressure?
The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
What gas is the least?
Carbon Dioxide.
How many layers are there?
4
What type of energy can the sun give you?
Radiation.
What is the hottest layer?
Thremosphere.
What is wind?
The horizontal movement of air forms an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
What are the three main gases?
Nitrogen, Oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
Which layer is closest to Earth?
Troposphere.
What type of energy is there in the book?
Solar energy.
What is the coldest layer?
Mesosphere.
Write a sentence with atmosphere.
Opinion: The atmosphere has four layers.
What are the gases and percents?
Nitrogen is 78%, Oxygen is 21%, and Carbon Dioxide is 1%.
Which layer is the second highest?
Mesosphere.
What vocab word has energy?
ALL! Any!
What can you relate to air pressure and temperature?
Boyle's Law.