Importance of Earth's Atmosphere
Origins of Earth's Atmosphere
Composition of the Atmosphere (2 sections)
Stratosphere
Layers of the atmosphere
100

Why is Earth's Atmosphere important of life on Earth?

Without an atmosphere, Earth's temperature would vary and Daytime would be very high and Night time would be very low in temperture.

100

When Earth formed it was what?

A Ball of molten rock and the Earth slowly cooled and its outer surface hardened.
100

Today's atmosphere is made up of what?

What do they include?

Invisible gases with solid and liquid particles.

They include nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.

100

Which layer of the atmosphere do planes fly?

TROPOSPHERE CLOUDS

100

Ozone Layer is what later of the atmosphere 

Stratosphere

200

Earth atmosphere contains what?

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and water that life on Earth needs.

200

What kind of gases surrounded the earth and formed the atmosphere?

Erupting volcanos released hot gases from inside Earth and these gases surrounded the Earth and formed the atmosphere.

200

About _____ percentage of Earth's atmosphere is made of nitrogen.

78

200

The Stratosphere is also known as the what?

Ozone Layer

200

Clouds, Jets and Planes are in what layer

Troposphere Clouds


300

What acts like a insulation house for Earth needs?

The Earth's Atmosphere 

300

Ancient Earth's atmosphere is mainly what? 

Ancient Earth's atmosphere was mainly water vapor with little carbon dioxide and nitrogen. 

300

Oxygen makes up ____ percent of Earth's atmosphere and other gases like argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor makes up the remaining _____ percents of the atmosphere.

21 or 1

300

The ozone molecules are not the same what you breathe?

Oxygen Gas that you breathe

300

Meteors are in what layer

Thermosphere 

400

The _______ also helps protect Earth;s surface from being struck by meteors.

Atmosphere

400

What happened as Earth and its Atmosphere continued to cool.

As Earth atmosphere contained to cool the water vapor condensed into liquid. Rain fell and then evaporated from Earth's surface over and over again for thousands of years.

400

What tiny solid particles are contained in the Earth's atmosphere.

Pollen, dust. salt and volcanic ash enters the atmosphere through natural processes.

400

Ultraviolet rays kill what (must list 3) and causes what to humans?

1. plants 2. animals 3. organisms It causes cancers in humans.

400

Satellite dishes are in what layer

Exosphere 

500

Two part question!! 250 a piece! 

1. What is the thickness of the Earth's atmosphere compared to?

2. What is size meteor can strike the earth?

1. An Apple's skin to an apple

2. Any large meteor that can pentrate the 5 layers of the atmosphere.

500

What 2 gases supported the development of other organisms?                                                                                                                                                       

CO2 and Oxygen

500

What are themes common liquid particles in the Earth Atmosphere 

Liquid particles including acid and burning fossil fuels. 

500

Identify which layer of the atmosphere do plane and weather balloons are in.

Troposphere Clouds and Stratosphere

500

BONUS POINT

Temperatures in the __________ can be over 1,500 Celsius

Thermosphere