What's in the Air?
What is the gas we need to breathe?
Oxygen
What is the force of air on a surface or object?
Air Pressure
Which main layer is the ozone layer in?
Stratosphere
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place?
Weather
What holds the atmosphere together/onto the Earth?
Gravity
What is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Does air take up space? WHY or WHY NOT?
Yes, it is matter!
Which layer has shooting stars (meteors burning up)?
Mesosphere
What is the long-term pattern of weather in an area?
Climate
What does the ozone layer do for Earth?
Protects Earth from the Sun's harmful UV radiation
Is air an element, compound, or mixture?
Mixture
True or False: Air pressure is the same throughout the Atmosphere.
False!
Which layer do we live in?
Troposphere
Name 1 factor that impacts climate.
Latitude/solar radiation, wind, mountains, or ocean currents
The atmosphere is one of Earth's 4 spheres. Name 1 of the other spheres.
Hydrosphere, Lithosphere/Geosphere, Biosphere
Name 1 example of small particles in the air.
Dirt/soil/sand, smoke, dust, pollen, volcanic ash, sea salt, skin cells, bacteria, etc.
Which gas in the atmosphere has the most mass?
Oxygen
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
Where do we find "bad" ozone?
In the troposphere/at ground-level
The atmosphere can be compared to a ________ around the Earth because it keeps the Earth warm.
Blanket
Name 1 gas in the atmosphere that is NOT a main gas (Nitrogen or Oxygen).
Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Ozone, Methane, Water Vapor, etc.
Air pressure and distance from Earth's surface are indirectly proportional. What does this mean?
They are opposites! (as one goes up, the other goes down, and vice versa)
Which layer are the auroras (Northern and Southern lights) in?
Thermosphere
What is the process by which the gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the Sun, warming the Earth?
Greenhouse Effect
The atmosphere allows for ________ water on Earth, which is essential for life. (solid, liquid, or gas?)
Liquid