Pollutants
What is 1 way that we use CO2 (Fossil fuel burning activity)?
Cars, electricity, heating the house...
78% of the atmosphere is made up of -------- (a type of gas)
nitrogen
Define the atmosphere
The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds a planet.
What consequence does noise pollution have?
Ear diseases and psychological disorders
Where do meteorological events (weather) happen?
Troposphere
Most living things need oxygen for obtaining energy and plants and algae need --------- in order to perform photosynthesis.
carbon dioxide
What is a consequence of burning fossil fuels (CO2)?
The Greenhouse effect increases
What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere in order
Troposphere, Stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere (exosphere)
Due to this natural phenomena the earth is not cold at night
Greenhouse effect
What is a consequence of burning fossil fuels (Nitrogen and Sulfen oxides NOx SOx)?
Acid Rain
Where is the ozone layer (in which layer of the atmosphere)?
Stratosphere
The ------ in the stratosphere absorbs the most harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun and the thermosphere absorbs the x-rays
Ozone
What is a consequence of aerosols, refrigerators, and air conditioners (CFC)
Ozone layer depletion
Why have we divided the atmosphere into 4 layers? How did we decide where each layer starts and ends?
Temperature changes
What are the 3 main important things that the atmosphere does?
1. Temperature regulation
2. Protection from ultraviolet radiation and meteorites
3. Gases for life: O2 and CO2