Greek roots
Gasses in the Atmosphere
What's in the layer?
What's the function?
Temperature changes in each layer
100

Sphaira in English

Ball

100

This gas condenses into clouds

Water vapor
100

This layer has humans

Troposphere

100

Ozone

Protects us from the sun's radiation

100

Temperature change in the troposphere

Decrease

200

Meso in English

Middle

200

Humans need this gas to live

Oxygen

200

This layer has the Ozone Layer

Stratosphere

200

Temperature change in the stratosphere

Increases
300

Atmos in English

Vapor

300

This is the most common gas in the atmosphere (78%)

Nitrogen

300

This layer has satellites

Exosphere

300

Temperature change in the mesosphere

Decreases

400

Thermo in English

Heat

400

This gas in the stratosphere protects us from the sun's radiation

Ozone

400

This layer burns up meteorites

Mesosphere

400

Weather

Moves air and water to cool or warm parts of the atmosphere

400

Temperature decreases in these layers

Troposphere & mesosphere

500

Tropo in English

Turning or change

500

This gas traps heat to keep the Earth warm

Carbon dioxide

500

This layer has the space station and Northern Lights

Thermosphere

500
Greenhouse gasses

Keeps the Earth insulated / warm

500

Temperature increases in these layers

Stratosphere & Thermosphere