Air
This is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen.
This is how many layers and sub-layers Earth's atmosphere is divided into.
What is 5 layers
The average temperature on earth is
What is 10 degrees Celsius
Temperate, Polar, and Tropical Zones are types of climates affected by this.
What is distance from the equator?
This is the percentage of air that is made of oxygen.
What is 21%
This is what conditions are like in the Troposphere are always ________ing.
What is changing weather conditions
What is rises
This is an example of how altitude or elevation might effect the climate of a region.
What is Mt.Everest or any other tall mountain will have a cooler climate because it gets colder as elevation increases?
This defines the amount of mass in a given quantity of air.
What is density.
This is the layer that protects Earth's atmosphere from meteroids.
What is the mesosphere?
Near the equator sunlight hits the earth ______ creating a _____ climate.
What is directly creating a warm climate ?
This is what happens to climate when cold water from the polar zone circulates down into warmer water.
What is the climate will be cooler?
When gravity pulls the molecules toward Earth and packs them together. This blanket of gas molecules is called
What is air pressure.
The stratosphere contains the ozone layer, this layer...
What is the protects us from the suns radiation
This zone of the earth is warm all of the time
What is the tropical zone?
The warmest climate zone is called
What is the tropical zone
What are three climate zones
This is why mountain climbers might need to wear oxygen when they climb at very high altitudes.
What is because air is more spread out at higher altitudes, if the air is less dense the 21% oxygen is more spread out.
When the sun's energy passes through the atmosphere. Earth's land and oceans absorb the solar energy, which warms up the air. The atmosphere traps some of the heat, stopping it from escaping. This process is called
What is the greenhouse effect?
Temperate zones are ___________ during summer and ________ during winter.
what is warm and cold ?
This is how a cold front forms.
What is when a fast moving cold air mass collides with a slower, cold air mass forcing the warm air upwards.
Scientist found that the recent rise in CO2 is causing the atmosphere to __________ this is called _______ ________ .