vocabulary
what is Ozone
a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule
what are all the layers of the atmosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere.
what layer comes after the mesosphere
the thermosphere
what is in the stratosphere
the ozone layer
how mch mass does the troposphere take up of the atmosphere
3/4 of the atmosphere
what is a pollutant
a substance that contaminates something, especially water or the atmosphere
what are all of the layers of the atmosphere from us to the vacuum of space in order
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere.
what comes after the troposphere
stratosphere
what makes up of the ozone layer in the stratosphere
o3
is the troposphere the closest sphere to us
True
what is the stratosphere
the layer of Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, where the ozone layer exists
How does the atmosphere help insulate Earth?
It absorbs the heat from the Sun and keeps the heat inside the atmosphere helping the Earth to stay warm, called the Greenhouse Effect.
what comes after the stratosphere
the mesosphere
how big is the stratosphere
31 miles high
What is above the troposphere
the startosphere
what is the thermosphere
an upper layer of the atmosphere, where air reaches high temperatures
What gases make up the composition of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen accounts for 78% of the atmosphere, oxygen 21% and argon 0.9%. Gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane, and ozone are trace gases that account for about a tenth of one percent of the atmosphere.
what is the exosphere
the outermost layer of the atmosphere
how big is the ozone layer
24 million square kilometres
how big is the troposhere
it is between 5 and 9 miles
what is the troposphere
the lowest region of the atmosphere
How can you protect yourself from harmful sun exposure?
you can put sunscreen on
why do we need the ozon layer
it protects earth from the ultraviolat radiation
what is above the stratosphere
the mesosphere
what is the troposphere made up of
This layer is made up of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, with the remaining 1% made up of argon, traces of hydrogen ozone, and other constituents.