ATMOSPHERE

EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

100

the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

nitrogen

200

the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere

oxygen

300

excess of this gas contributes to global warming

carbon dioxide

400

gas in the atmosphere that varies from place to place

oxygen

500

condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

weather

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

100

the layer where weather is found

troposphere

200

where the ozone layer is found

stratosphere

300

the "hot layer" of the atmosphere

thermosphere

400

the layer of electrically charged particles

ionosphere

500

the thickest layer of the atmosphere

thermosphere

Energy in the Earth's Atmosphere

100

Sunburn can result from exposure to what type of radiation

ultraviolet

200

This process occurs when particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions

Scattering

300

Energy travels to the Earth in the form of

Electromagnetic waves

400

This natural process holds heat in Earth's atmosphere

The Greenhouse Effect

500

Some ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by what in the upper stratosphere

ozone layer

AIR PRESSURE

100

This instrument is used to measure how hot or cold the air is

thermometer

200

instrument that measures air pressure

barometer

300

this happens to air pressure as altitude increases

decreases

400

as the density of air increases, the air pressure does this

decreases

500

To calculate the density of a substance divide its mass by its 

volume

MISC.

100

amount of mass in a given volume is this

density

200

this is the distance above sea level

altitude

300

The level of what element falls in a barometer as the air pressure falls

Mercury

400

this is made up of 3 atoms of oxygen

ozone

500

gaseous form of H2O

water vapor