Atmosphere
What does the prefix, "atmo-" mean?
a. Earth
b. Air
b. Air
a. weather
b. oceans
a. weather
Which layer is where airplanes fly?
a. Exosphere
b. Stratosphere
How many animals does Mrs. Doc have?
a. 2 dogs and a cat (3)
b. 3 dogs and 1 cat (4)
c. 1 dog and 2 cats (3)
a. 2 dogs and 1 cat
True or False
There are 10 layers in our atmosphere.
False, there are 5 layers.
The atmosphere is a layer of _______ around the Earth.
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. gases
c. gases
What does the pre-fix, "exo-" mean?
a. excellent
b. outside
b. outside
The ________ is the first layer of the atmosphere and it is also where we live.
a. troposphere
b. exosphere
a. troposphere
What kind of baby is Mrs. Meehl having?
a. girl
b. boy
c. alien
a. girl
True or False: Water vapor is a gas that is also found in our atmosphere.
True
If you’re too hot, your body cools down by _______.
As it evaporates off your body and forms water vapor, it carries the extra heat with it into the air.
a. sweating
b. shivering
What causes the other side of some mountains to become dry?
A. wind funnel
b. the rain shadow effect
b. rain shadow effect
Name all five layers of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Mrs. Doc has a son named _______.
a. Rhylin
b. Stewart
a. Rhylin
True or False:
A wind funnel is created when you eat funnel cake.
False, a wind funnel is when landforms, like mountains, block the wind. The wind finds a small area and funnels through, making the wind super fast!
Which gas do we find the most of in the atmosphere?
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
b. nitrogen
The atmosphere is like a cushion, it _______ us by keeping the Earth just the right temperature and things from outer space from hitting Earth.
a. harms
b. protects
b. protects
Which layer of the atmosphere is where meteors can be found?
a. thermosphere
b. mesosphere
b. mesosphere
True or False:
Mrs. Meehl has 3 dogs.
FALSE- She has 1
True or False
Just like the GEOSPHERE, (crust, mantle, outer core and inner core), the ATMOSPHERE has layers.
TRUE
Is water vapor a solid, liquid or gas?
a. solid
b. liquid
c. gas
c. gas (vapor means gas)
The air we breath, which is called ________ is also found in the atmosphere.
a. oxygen
b. helium
a. oxygen
What are the last two layers, (the ones closest to space) of the atmosphere.
a. Troposphere and Stratosphere
b. Thermosphere and Exosphere
b. Thermosphere and Exosphere
Mrs. Meehl has a daughter named _______.
a. Avery
b. Sunshine
a. Avery
True or False:
The rain shadow effect is when one side of a mountain blocks precipitation (like rain or snow). The other side of the mountain doesn’t get any precipitation, so it becomes dry like a desert.
True