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Pre-Lesson Review
100
What lies beyond the thermosphere?
Space/Exosphere
100
The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth.
The atmosphere
100
What happens to the temperature as you increase altitude?
Drops
100
Where would the air pressure be GREATER. Mount Everest or The Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
100
What is the average kinetic energy of particles?
Temperature
200
This is the layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere. Asteroids burn up in this layer.
Mesosphere
200
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of the surface.
Air pressure
200
What does the ozone layer help protect us from getting?
Sun Burn/Skin Cancer
200
What would happen without the ozone layer?
Life would not exist.
200
Energy that is transferred between objects?
Heat
300
This is the layer where that contains 80% of the atmospheres total mass.
Troposphere
300
The process by which molecules in the atmosphere absorbs and give off infrared radiation (heat).
Greenhouse Effect
300
What is the result of more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
The temperature rises.
300
How does air pressure change with altitude?
Decreases
300
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
400
This is the upper most layer of the atmosphere.
Thermosphere
400
This is a layer in the atmosphere that reflects radiation from the sun.
Ozone Layer
400
Why do your ears pop when you are in an airplane in the sky?
Lower air pressure.
400
Do other planets have atmospheres?
yes
400
The transfer of energy due to the movement of matter.
Convection
500
The ozone layer is located in this layer of the atmosphere.
Stratosphere
500
Name two examples of greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
500
What percentage of each type of gas is in the atmosphere?
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other
500
Why is it cold in the thermosphere even though the air particles are extremely hot?
air particles are very far apart
500
The transfer of energy from one object to another through direct contact.
Conduction