Atmosphere
Name the layers of the atmosphere in order.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
May pick up fertilizers or pollutants
Runoffs
Name a greenhouse gas.
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor
What are the 3 Main Types of Clouds?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather: the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Climate: the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Most of the atmosphere is_________ gas
nitrogen
Water that falls from Clouds to Earth’s surface
precipitation
Explain the greenhouse effect.
The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when energy from a planet's sun goes through its atmosphere and warms the planet's surface, but the atmosphere prevents the heat from returning directly to space, resulting in a warmer planet.
Puffy clouds that look like they are made of cotton are called:__________
Cumulus
Warm
Cold
Stationary
Occluded
Why is the atmosphere important?
Organisms need gases in the atmosphere to live.
Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to have life, because it has an atmosphere.
Allows for sound to travel
An atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds the plant. We also call it air.
Plants release water vapor through their
Leaves, which will then rise into the atmosphere
transpiration
A region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation
The ozone layer
These types of clouds are feather-like, thin, wispy; don't usually produce precipitation but signals that bad weather is coming.
Cirrus
What type of front produces thunderstorms?
Cold Front
Meteors burn in this atmospheric layer
mesosphere
Liquid water from the oceans changes into
water vapor due to the energy from the Sun.
evaporation
What are examples of a “human enhanced greenhouse effect”?
Human actions such as burning fossil fuels have increased the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
These clouds occur low in the atmosphere.Fog is an example of this type.
Stratus
What is the Carbon Footprint? AND how can YOU reduce your own carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions.
Give a fact about each of the atmospheric layers.
Answers vary
Water soaks into the ground and is used by plant roots
Infiltration
Who had the greatest carbon footprint in this class.....
Eleroe 7,866
Lucas 6,580
Courtney: 7,748
Mal: 7,696
Gabby C: 7,682
What 3 things are clouds classified by?
Clouds are classified by:
1. Their color
2. Their shape and size
3. Where they form in the atmosphere.
What affects climate?
Climate is affected by latitude, which is a measure of how far north or south of the equator a region is, and how much energy it gets from the Sun. The climate of a region is also affected by nearby bodies of water, and wind, and ocean currents.