Earths Layers
The atmosphere is made up of ______ layers.
5
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
What is our class slogan to remember the layers of the Atmosphere?
Tropical Skittles are Mighty Tasty to Eat!
Air is least dense here
exosphere
the hottest layer of the atmosphere is
Thermosphere
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
That atmosphere is composed of the what gases
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide & argon.
Ozone absorbs what
heat from the sun
The coldest layer of the atmosphere is
mesosphere
If something has ____________ _________ molecules, than it is very dense
tightly packed
That atmosphere is a thick layer of a mixture of ____________ surrounding the Earth
gases
as you go up in the stratosphere the temperature _______
increases
The outer layer of our atmosphere
exosphere
If something has ______ ______molecules then it is less dense
loosely packed
Gravity is pulling these air molecules closer to
the center of the earth
the ozone protects humans from what
harmful UV rays
In what layer is the ozone layer found
stratosphere
All weather happens here
troposphere
The layer we live in
troposphere
protects Earth's surface from being hit by most meteoroids
mesosphere