Atmosphere PPT

Name: _______________________________________________________________ Period: ______ Date: _________

Essential Question: How do I describe the structure and composition of our atmosphere?

1. Describe the Earth’s atmosphere in your own words. Think!

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2. What is the composition of the air that we breathe? Google
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3. The earth’s atmosphere is mainly composed of which three gases? Google
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4. Which compound or compounds contribute/s to acid rain in the atmosphere? Google
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5. What determines the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere? ( p. 272 )
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6. Why can warm air hold more water vapor than cold air? Think!
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7. Why is it necessary to check the water vapor and carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere? ( P. 272 )
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8. What makes the ozone layer an important component of the stratosphere? ( p. 273 )
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9. How is the composition of air changing? ( p. 664-665 )
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10. What makes up 99% of our air? ( p. 271 )
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11. What is the atmosphere? ( p. 9 )
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12. What layer of the atmosphere burns meteors?
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13. What is the difference between the troposphere
and stratosphere?
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14. Describe the troposphere. ( p. 274 )
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15. Describe the stratosphere. ( p. 274 )
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16. Why do planes fly in the stratosphere?
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17. Identify and describe the layers of the upper atmosphere. ( p. 274)
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18. What is the layer with the highest concentration of ozone gas ( O3)?
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19. What accounts for the increase of temperature in the stratosphere?
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20. Why is the temperature in the lower troposphere higher than the temperature in the higher troposphere?
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21. How much, in percent, solar radiation is reflected by our planet back to space? ( p. 275, figure 11-4 )
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22. Define radiation, conduction, and convection. ( p. 275-277)
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23. What is the Greenhouse Effect? ( p. 375-376, figure 14-18)
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24. How are we affected by the Global Warming Effect? ( p. 376-377)
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25. How are we affected by the Ozone layer? Harmful or helpful? ( p. 294 )
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26. How destructive is CFC to the ozone layer in the stratosphere and where does it come from?(p.294 )
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27. What efforts are being undertaken to prevent further damage and repair the ozone layer? ( p. 294, International
Effort )
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Multiple Choice: Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each number.

____1. What is the most common or abundant gas in the atmosphere?

A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide C. Nitrogen D. Methane
____2. What is an atmosphere?
A. A layer of fluids surrounding an object. C. A cloud of gas that allows us to breathe.
B. A layer of gas surrounding a planet or moon. D. A layer of oxygen that surrounds a planet or moon.
____3. At what layer do most airplanes fly at the top of?
A. Stratosphere B. Thermosphere C. Mesosphere D. Troposphere
____4. What is the coldest layer in the atmosphere?
A. Troposphere B. Thermosphere C. Stratosphere D. Mesosphere
____5. What layer protects us by burning up most meteors?
A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Thermosphere
____6. What is the second atmospheric layer from the ground?
A. Thermosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Mesosphere
____7. What is the fourth atmospheric layer from the ground?
A. Thermosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Stratosphere
____8. What layer do weather balloons reach before they burst?
A. Mesosphere B. Troposphere C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere
____9. What atmospheric layer has most of the clouds?
A. Thermosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Mesosphere
____10. What layer does most weather occur in?
A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere D. Mesosphere
____11. What does the ozone layer do? The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere.
A. It protects us from meteors C. It protects us from violent solar flares
B. It protects us from ultra violet radiation D. It helps us breathe
____12. What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
A. Mesosphere B. Thermosphere C. Stratosphere D. Troposphere
____13. What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis in it?
A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Thermosphere
____14. What is the aurora borealis most commonly called
A. The northern lights B. The southern radiation C. The ionic particles D. A rainbow
____15. What happens to temperature as you go higher in the troposphere?
A. It gets hotter B. It gets colder C. It stays the same D. It is always changing
____16. What gas makes up around 21% of our atmosphere?
A. Methane B. Oxygen C. Nitrogen D. Carbon dioxide
____17. What happens to temperature as you go higher in the stratosphere?
A. It stays the same B. It gets hotter C. It gets colder D. It is always changing
____18. What is the atmospheric layer closest to the ground. It is also where weather changes occur?
A. Mesosphere B. Troposphere C. Thermosphere D. Stratosphere
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Atmosphere PPT Key

1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B