Atmosphere Gases
Lab questions
Layers of Atmosphere
Weather/climate
100

What is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere?

Nitrogen Gas (N2) - 78%

100

What color of atmosphere solutions represented Troposphere?

Blue

100

Which atmospheric layer is the most dense?

Troposphere

100

What the unequal heating of the Earth causes?

Global winds

200

What are 3 most abundant gases of the Atmosphere?

Nitrogen (N2), Oxygen (O2), and Argon (Ar)

200

What color of atmosphere solutions represented Thermosphere?

Red

200

Name atmospheric layers from the most dense to the less dense.

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere

200

What area of the Earth receives the most solar radiation?

Equator

300

What is the tool that measures air pressure?

Barometer

300

What is the relative percentage of the Nitrogen (N2) in the atmosphere?

78%

300

Which atmospheric layer is the closest to the Earth

Troposphere

300

What causes global winds?

Unequal heating

400

What causes air to be pulled down towards Earth's surface?

Gravity

400

Ozone protects from ____ radiation.

UV

400

The atmosphere eventually fades from the _______ into space.

Exosphere

400

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

The tilt of Earth's axis

500

What in the soil make Nitrogen usable for humans?

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

500

What lab material you were using for building the density column?

25 ml graduated cylinder

500

Which atmospheric layer contains ozone?

Stratosphere

500

Three major bands of wind around the globe?

Hadley cells, Ferrel cells, Polar cells.