The Composition of the atmosphere
Importance of the atmosphere
Air Quality
Measuring Air Pressure
Layers of the atmosphere
100
What gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
What is nitogen
100
Earth's atmosphere suitable conditions for what?
What is living things to live
100
Everything in the air is helpful. True or False?
What is False
100
An instrument that is used to measure air pressure.
What is Barometer
100
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
What is Troposphere
200
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere and trees produce this
What is oxygen
200
What do living things need to survive that the atmosphere contains?
What is oxygen and other gases.
200
What are pollutants?
What is harmful substances in the air, water, or soil.
200
A glass tube open at the bottom end and partially filled with mercury.
What is Mercury Barometer
200
What layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located in?
What is Statosphere
300
This is a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
What is ozone
300
How does the Earth keep warm?
What is by trapping energy from the sun.
300
What or who does air pollution effect?
What is health, humans, and other living things
300
A type f Barometer that has an airtight meta chamber
What is The aneroid Barometer
300
This layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit
What is Thermosphere
400
This makes up 1% of the atmosphere
What is other gases
400
What does the Earth protect living things from?
What is ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
400
What does the wind carry?
What is particles of molds and pollen.
400
What is the air pressure pushing down on the surface of the mercury dish equal to?
What is The pressure exerted by the weight of the column of mercury in the tube.
400
This layer reflects radio waves back to Earth
What is Ionosphere
500
Name one type of other gases
What is Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Helium, Methane, Krypton, Hydrogen
500
The atmosphere constantly changes with what gases?
What is Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxcide
500
Brown haze that develops in sunny cities is called
What is photochemical smog
500
What is the metal chamber sensitive to?
What is Changes in the air pressure.
500
Is the lower layer of the stratosphere cold? If so how cold?
What is Yes the lower layer of the stratosphere is -60.