Earth's Atmosphere
This is the layer of the atmosphere where all living things are located?
What is the troposphere?
This is the sphere where all living things are located.
What is Biosphere?
What is water vapor?
Water in the form of gas.
The process by which bodies of water are heated and particles are turned into water vapor, rising to the sky.
What is evaporation?
The Greek meaning of the root "atmo".
What is air?
How many layers are in the Earth's atmosphere?
5
The sphere where the ozone layer, weather and important gases is located?
What is the atmosphere
What is the sun and gravity?
The layer where outer space begins.
What is the exosphere?
Humans breathe in this air which is also needed in order for burning to occur.
What is oxygen ?
This is where the ozone layer is located which prevents UV rays from affected our atmosphere.
What is the stratosphere?
What is the oceans?
When water vapor cools down and turns back into water droplets, ultimately forming clouds.
What is Condensation ?
Air pressure __________ as the altitude of the atmosphere increases.
What is decreases/ goes down ?
WATER CYCLE
The water that is stored beneath the surface in tiny spaces between rocks and soil and can be collected in wells.
What is groundwater ?
The two major gases that make up most of the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen?
(Nitrogen being the most
The hottest layer of the atmosphere.
What is the Thermosphere?
The four main forms of precipitation.
What is rain, hail, sleet and snow?
The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn producing "shooting stars".
What is the mesosphere?
List at least three of the four ways functions of earth’s atmosphere.
1. Provides breathable air.
2. regulates temperature.
3. shields us from harmful UV rays.
4. enables weather patterns.
This is the layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top.
What is
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere ?
A massive volcanic eruption releases large amounts of sulfur dioxide gas into the air, which mixes with water vapor to create acid rain, which damages a nearby forest. Identify the three primary spheres involved in this specific chain reaction
What is the geosphere, atmosphere and biosphere?
(water vapor/acid rain = weather)
The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves.
What is transpiration?
The breathing of a human being involves these two spheres.
What is the atmosphere and the biosphere?
This is a large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity level and forms over specific types of land or water.
What is an air mass?