EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
In the troposphere the temperature decreases by this much for every kilometer increase in altitude
What is 6.5 degrees Celsius
Electromagnetic waves are classified by this
what is wavelength
The prefix tropo- means this
What is "turning" or "Changing"
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
At its coldest the troposphere is this temperature
What is - 60 degrees Celsius
This type of radiation can be felt as heat
What is infrared
The prefix Strato- means this
What is "layer" or "spread out"
excess of this gas contributes to global warming
carbon dioxide
the "hot layer" of the atmosphere
thermosphere
At its coldest temperature the mesosphere is
-90 degrees Celsius
this type of radiation can cause sunburns
Meteoroids burn up this layer of Earth's atmosphere
gas in the atmosphere that we breathe in
What is oxygen
This layer of the atmosphere is split into two layers
What is the thermosphere
This is the temperature in the thermosphere
What is 1800 degrees Celsius
This type of energy from the sun can be seen
What is visible light
this is made up of 3 atoms of oxygen
ozone
condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
What is the stratosphere
The Thermosphere is really hot, why doesn't it feel very hot though?
Gas molecules are spread very far apart at this layer and are not colliding with much so it doesn't feel very warm.
What exactly is the greenhouse effect?
What is the process of heat being held in the Earth's atmosphere by its gases which also heat the gases in the air.
The atmosphere is classified into four main layers according to this
What is temperature