EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, making it warmer are called?
What are greenhouse gases
This Object orbits planet Earth and is considereda Natural Satellite
What is the Moon
Our Solar System consists of a central star called the ______
What is the Sun
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
Another name for heat, begins with the letter T
What is the Thermal
Type of Radiation that comes from the sun, this is also a renewable energy source
What is Solar Radiation
Which Planet is closest the Sun?
What is Mercury
What creates all weather in the Troposphere - Wind, Sun, Moon?
What is wind
As you move higher in the troposphere, what happens to the temperature?
What is decrease, or get colder
What temperature is freezing in the Troposphere, 32 degrees fahrenheit, 64 degrees fahrenheit, 22 degrees fahrenheit
What is 32 degrees fahrenheit
A group of planets and other objects that orbit a central star
What is a Solar System
Meteoroids burn up this layer of Earth's atmosphere
gas in the atmosphere that we breathe in
What is oxygen
This is the layer of atmosphere that airplanes fly in
What is the stratosphere
A measure of how hot or cold something is
What is Temperature
The closest star to Earth
What is the Sun
The sun’s __________ holds all eight planets in their orbits as they circle around it.
What is Gravity
condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone
What is the stratosphere
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
What is Climate Change
The Moon makes a full revolution around Earth about once every _____ days.
What is 27 - 30 days
A measure of how hot or cold the atmosphere is
What is temperature