Learner’s Activity Sheet

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SCIENCE
Quarter 4 – Week 3

Atmospheric Phenomena

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 TEACHER'S REFERENCE GUIDE (TRG)

School: Grade Level: 8

Teacher: Learning Area: Science
Teaching
Date: Quarter: 4 Week: 3

I. OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss how energy from the sun enters the

atmosphere.
2. Account for the occurrence of land and sea
breezes, monsoons, and intertropical
convergence zone (ICTZ)
3. Differentiate sea breeze from land breeze.
4. Describe the two pronounced monsoons in
country.

a. Content The learners demonstrate understanding of the

Standard different phenomena that occur in the atmosphere.

b. Performance The learners should be able to analyze the advantage

Standard of the location of the Philippines in relation to the
climate, weather, and seasons.

c. MELC Discuss how energy from the sun interacts with the layers
of the atmosphere S7ES-1Vd-S

Account for the occurrence of land and sea breezes,

monsoons and intertropical convergence zone (ICTZ)
S7ES-1Vf-7

II. SUBJECT MATTER Atmospheric Phenomena

a. References SCIENCE LINKS, Estrelita A. Madriaga,Ph.D, Meliza
P. Valdoz, Marites D. Aquino, Nenita A. Apolinario
pages 319-332
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov.
https://study.com

b. Materials TRG, LAS, AC, Answer Keys, pictures, expectation

chart, table

c. Integration Value the importance of the different phenomena

occurring in the atmosphere.

III. PROCEDURE
ACTIVITY Activity 1.1: The Importance of Sun
(DO) Direct learner to supply the missing words to
complete the paragraph by referring to the words
inside the clue box.
 Activity 1.2: Great Expectations
Ask learner to read carefully the statement and check the
Yes column if it is true and the No column if it is not.

ANALYSIS Activity 2: It Pays to Explore!

(THINK) Guide Questions
1. Have you completed the paragraph by
correctly supplying the blanks with the
missing words? How?
2. Did you find it hard to check the Yes and No
columns on the chart? Why or why not?

ABSTRACTION Activity 3: It’s Discovery Time

(LEARN) Discuss how energy from the sun interacts with the
layers of the atmosphere as well as account for the
occurrence of land and sea breezes, monsoons and
intertropical convergence zone (ICTZ).

APPLICATION Activity 4.1: Circle of Excellence

(APPLY) Instruct learner to reflect about the words and write
them inside the circles.

Activity 4.2: Quadrant of Knowledge

Ask learner to write the four atmospheric layers inside
each quadrant.

EVALUATION Activity 5: Encircle Me!

Encourage learner to encircle the letter of the correct
answer in each statement asked for.

SELF-ASSESSMENT Learner reflects on his/her learning.

LEARNERS ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)

Dear Learner,
Good Day!

 Welcome to our Science

subject. The activities for
this week will enable you
 Atmospheric Phenomena

Activity 1.1: The Importance of Sun

Directions: Supply the missing words to complete the paragraph. Refer to
the words inside the clue box.

ball of ice-coated rock, light, sun, weather patterns, heat,

atmosphere, earth, warms, food, oxygen

Nothing is more important on earth than the (1) _______. Without the sun’s
(2)_______and (3)_________, the earth would be a lifeless
(4)_____________________________. The sun (5)_________ our seas, stirs our
(6)________________, generates our (7)__________________________, gives
(8)________________ to the growing green plants and provides (9)________
and oxygen for life on (10)__________.

Activity 1.2: Great Expectations

Directions: Read each statement and check the Yes column if you expect it
to be true. Tick the No column if it is not.

Statement Yes No Statement

1) The northeast monsoon or amihan is cold because
it comes from cold areas such as Siberia and
Mongolia.
2) Ozone layer is located in the mesosphere
which absorbs the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.
3) Stratosphere is the second layer of the
atmosphere which extends up to 50 km in
height.
4) Doldrum is another name for Intertropical
convergence zone (ITCZ).
5) The movement of winds from a larger body of
water is called land breeze.
6) ICTZ refers to a place where winds in the
tropics meet, rise, and form clouds.
7) From October to March, the southwest
monsoon comes from the northeast and moves
toward the south.
8) The Philippines has two wind systems
called Malakas, and Maganda.
9) The land cools down faster than the sea
during nighttime.
10) Thermosphere is considered the
coldest of all atmospheric layers.

It Pays to Explore!
Directions: Briefly explore the answer to the questions asked.

1. Have you completed the paragraph by correctly supplying the blanks with the missing
words? How?
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2. Did you find it hard to check the Yes and No columns on the chart? Why or why not?
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It’s Discovery Time

Atmosphere is the blanket of air that surrounds planet earth. Air is a mixture of several
colorless, odorless, and tasteless gases held by the earth′s gravity. The gases that compose the
atmosphere have important roles to play in the existence and functions of all living things.

The table below shows the composition of the atmosphere.

Gas Atmospheric Composition

Nitrogen 78
Oxygen 21
Argon 0.3
Carbon dioxide 0.03
Other gases 0.07

The Sun is that the source of most of the energy on Earth. Before it will reach the different
layers, energy from the Sun must withstand the atmosphere. It is because some layers contain
gases that easily absorb the Sun's energy. Other layers don't, because they have different
temperatures.

Molecules that compose air within the troposphere are warmed mostly by heat from layer.
The Sun warms surface, which then warms the air above it. Molecules of ozone within the
stratosphere absorb a number of the Sun's energy. Energy absorbed by ozone molecules
raises the temperature. Because more ozone molecules are within the upper portion of the
stratosphere, the temperature during this layer rises with increasing altitude.

Different Atmospheric Layers

 TROPOSPHERE
The layer that is nearest to the earth’s surface and extends to a height of up to 8 - 14.5 km
high. The troposphere is the densest layer since it contains about 75 percent of the
atmospheric gases. Clouds of all types, storms, and all types of weather phenomena occurs
in this layer. Tropopause is the upper boundary of the troposphere.

STRATOSPHERE
The second layer of the atmosphere immediately above the troposphere. It extends to about
50 km high. This layer is less dense and relatively dry. Strong steady winds, absence of
clouds and vapors, and a warm temperature characterize this layer. The ozone layer
absorbs ultraviolet (UV) rays and safeguard the earth from harmful radiation. Stratopause
is the upper boundary of the stratosphere.
MESOSPHERE
This layer starts just above the stratosphere and considered the coldest of the atmospheric
layer. It starts at 50km above the surface of the earth and extends to a height of about
85km. In this layer, the temperature drops as low as -95°C as the altitude increases. The
gases are in excited state as they absorb heat energy from the sun. In this layer, meteors
breakup or disappear before it reaches the earth.
The upper limit is mesopause which separates the mesosphere from the thermosphere
which is the next layer.

THERMOSPHERE
It starts just above the mesosphere and extends to about 600 km high. In this layer, the
temperature is 980 degrees and rises steadily as the altitude increases. It contains a tiny
fraction of the atmospheric gases and chemical reactions occur much faster in this layer
due to increasing heat from the sun. At the lower region of the thermosphere, blending
with the upper region of the mesosphere is a layer, which is about 258 km thick and rich
with charged particles or ions. This layer is called the ionosphere. The ions come from
the gas molecules that dissociate due to the intense heat from the sun.
The ionosphere plays an important role in radio and telecommunication operations on
Earth. Radio waves that are transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the Earth.

One important thing to consider in studying the different atmospheric layers is our ozone
layer. An Ozone layer is located in the mesosphere which absorbs the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.
Ozone is an unstable bluish gas composed of three atoms of oxygen(O3). The heat of the
stratosphere is due to the chemical reactions that happen among the ozone molecules as they
absorb ultraviolet radiation. Human activities are now changing the structure of the
atmosphere and have significantly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere.

Greenhouse gases are heat trapping gases. The greenhouse gases released by human
activities have twofold effects:

1. They intensify atmospheric temperature into a phenomenon called global warming

2. They destroy the ozone layer.
The Philippine is a tropical country with a distinct climate. The weather is generally hot and
quite humid. A weather patterns occurs when the weather stays the same for days or weeks at
a time. Some common weather patterns include:
1. Hot and dry weather (tag-init) – between March and May
2. Wet and rainy weather (tag-ulan) – between June and November
3. Cold weather (tag-lamig) – between December and February.

The Philippines weather patterns are created by the prevailing winds of the southwest
monsoon (Habagat) from May to October and the northeast monsoon (Amihan) from
November to early May.

Land and Sea Breezes

Land and sea breezes are two breezes occurring along coastal areas or areas with adjacent
large water bodies. People living near the shorelines feel the blowing wind and observe that
they change directions during different times of the day. A gentle wind is called a breeze

During the day, the land heats faster than sea water. The air above the grounds rises and it
is replaced by the cold air from the sea. The cooler air from over seawater that gently blows
inland during the day is called sea breeze.

At night, the land cools faster than water. The warm air above the water rises and is
replaced by the cold air coming from the land. The cold air coming from the land blowing
toward the sea is called land breeze.

Southeast and Northeast Monsoons

Monsoons are winds that blow and whose directions change from season to season. On the
other hand, the seasonal change in wind direction is known as the monsoon effect.

Two types of monsoons

 1. Southeast monsoon (Habagat) – characterized by a cool and dry wind from Siberia
carrying cold weather conditions and could bring rains over the eastern section of the
country.

2. Northeast monsoon (Amihan) - characterized by the warm, moist air of the Habagat
which brings heavy rains to most of the western part of the country from June to
September.

The uneven heating of the earth’s surface modifies the general circulation of air and changes
the wind direction over land and water from season to season. During summer, the wind
moves from the oceans toward the land. During winter, the wind moves from the land toward
the oceans.

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

Inter tropical convergence zone (or ITCZ) is also known as doldrum. It is the region that
circles the earth near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres come together. The intense sun and warm water of the equator heats the air in
the ITCZ, raising its humidity making it buoyant. Aided by the convergence of the trade
winds, the buoyant air rises. As the air rises it expands and cools, releasing the accumulated
moisture in a series of thunderstorms.

ITCZ is the reason why we get a lot of thunderstorms during certain months of the year. As
warm air rises over the equatorial areas, the air in the surroundings will move in. Air from
north of the equator and south of the equator will then meet and converge at the place where
warm air is rising.

We know that the areas north and south of the equator are called tropics. It is the place where
winds in the tropics meet, rise and form clouds, resulting in heavy rains and thunderstorms
sometimes between May to October. Hence, the name intertropical convergence zone.
Activity 4.1: Circle of Excellence

Directions: Reflect on what you have learned about the words. Write them
inside the circles.

Land and Sea Breezes Monsoon

ITCZ

Activity 4.2: Quadrant of Knowledge

Directions: State the four atmospheric layers inside each quadrant.

1 2

3 4
EVALUATION: Encircle Me!

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is the most abundant atmospheric component?

a. Oxygen b. nitrogen c. carbon dioxide d. argon

2. The _____________ is the atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to Earth.
a. Exosphere b. thermosphere c. ionosphere d. ozone

3. The layer in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
a. stratosphere b. ozone c. mesosphere d. thermosphere

4.________________ is the layer where various weather phenomena occur

a. troposphere b. exosphere c. thermosphere d. stratosphere

5. The ozone layer is located in the ___________________.

a. thermosphere b. stratosphere c. troposphere d. exosphere

6. ______________ separates the mesosphere from thermosphere

a. stratopause b. tropopause c. mesopause d. ions

7. It is also known as the Northeast monsoon.

a. Habagat b. Amihan
c. El Nino d. La Nina

8. The cold air coming from the land blowing toward the sea is called:

a. sea breeze b. ITCZ

c. monsoon d. land breeze

9. _________________ is a breeze that blows from sea to land

a. sea breeze b. land breeze c. monsoon d. easterlies

10. The other name for ITCZ is _______.

a. monsoon b. doldrum c. rainfall d. breeze

Self-Assessment

What I did?
What I learned?

What I Earned?

ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
(To be accomplished by a parent or guardian)

Atmospheric Phenomena
Check ( ) the appropriate observation that corresponds to your child’s
performance in the accomplishment of the activities.
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Accomplished

Accomplished

Accomplished
Partially
Bases for Evaluation Parent’s/

Fully
Not
Guardian’s
Remarks

Activity 1.1: The Importance of Sun

The learner was able to supply the
missing words to complete the
paragraph.

Activity 1.2: Great Expectations

The learner was able to read carefully
the statement and check the Yes
column if it is true and the No column
if it is not.

Activity 2: It Pays to Explore!

The learner was able to explore the
answer to the questions asked.
Activity 3: It’s Discovery Time
The learner was able to understand how
energy from the sun interacts with the
layers of the atmosphere as well as
account for the occurrence of land and
sea breezes, monsoons and intertropical
convergence zone (ICTZ).

Activity 4.1: Circle of Excellence

Instruct learner to reflect about the
words and write them inside the circles.

Activity 4.2: Quadrant of Knowledge

Ask learner to write the four
atmospheric layers inside each
quadrant.
Activity 5: Encircle Me!
The learner was able to encircle the
letter of the correct answer in each
statement asked for.

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Name and Signature of Parent or Guardian
Answer Keys
Activity 1.1: The Importance of Sun
1. Sun 2. Heat 3. Light 4. Ball of ice-coated rock
 5. Warms 6. Atmosphere 7. Weather patterns 8. Energy
9. Food 10. Earth

Activity 1.2: Great Expectations

1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. No

6. Yes 7. Yes 8. No 9. Yes 10. No

Activity 2: It Pays to Explore! (probable responses)

Q1 – YES, I read and analyzed the paragraph carefully just to correctly
supply the missing words.

Q2 – NO, I researched the answers in the concept note in Activity 3.

Activity 4.1: Circle of Excellence

1. Land and Sea Breezes are two breezes occurring along coastal areas
or areas with adjacent large water bodies.

2. Monsoons are winds that blow and whose directions change from
season to season.

3. ITCZ is the region that circles the earth near the equator, where the
trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come
together. It is also known as doldrum.

Activity 4.2: Quadrant of Knowledge

1.Troposphere 2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Thermosphere

Activity 5: Encircle Me!

1.B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B
6.C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. B