Learning Activity Sheet No. 4.4
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Subject : Science
Type of Activity : Concept Notes, Skills
Activity Title: Interactions In The Atmosphere
Learn.Targ.: Discuss how energy from the Sun interacts with
the layers of the atmosphere. (S7ES-IVd-5)
References: Phoenix Science 7 “You and the Natural World”,
pp. 340-343
irishmendoza.,TNHS Learning Activity Sheet
Concept:
Layers of the Atmosphere
Atmosphere- thick blanket of gas covering the Earth
- Protects from large number of meteors that could crash
on Earth’s surface and from the harmful rays of the sun.
Layers of the Atmosphere
 Troposphere – nearest to the Earth and contains 75% of
the gases of the atmosphere as well as dust and water
vapor. This layer is the zone where weather occurs.
 Stratosphere – weatherless part of the atmosphere since
there is no clouds and air movement is fairly uniform.
- Presence of ozone layer
 Mesosphere - 80km above the surface of the Earth
- Temperature decreases until mesopause, a boundary
between mesosphere and thermosphere
 Thermosphere – increase in temperature caused by
absorption of short wave solar energy by oxygen and
nitrogen atom.
Ionosphere – the overlapping region of thermosphere and
exosphere
- it is composed of electrically charged ions from strong
cosmic rays.
- Responsible for transmission of radio waves used in
broadcasting
- It also protect us from falling meteors
 Exosphere – air is extremely thin and temperature is very
high due to cosmic rays
- The outermost region of the atmosphere
Activity:
Indicate the correct label of the different layers of the atmosphere.
Learning Activity Sheet No. 4.4
Subject : Science
Type of Activity : Concept Notes, Skills
Activity Title: Interactions In The Atmosphere
Learn.Targ.: Discuss how energy from the Sun interacts with
the layers of the atmosphere. (S7ES-IVd-5)
References: Phoenix Science 7 “You and the Natural World”,
pp. 340-343
irishmendoza.,TNHS Learning Activity Sheet
Concept:
Layers of the Atmosphere
Atmosphere- thick blanket of gas covering the Earth
- Protects from large number of meteors that could crash
on Earth’s surface and from the harmful rays of the sun.
Layers of the Atmosphere
 Troposphere – nearest to the Earth and contains 75% of
the gases of the atmosphere as well as dust and water
vapor. This layer is the zone where weather occurs.
 Stratosphere – weatherless part of the atmosphere since
there is no clouds and air movement is fairly uniform.
- Presence of ozone layer
 Mesosphere - 80km above the surface of the Earth
- Temperature decreases until mesopause, a boundary
between mesosphere and thermosphere
 Thermosphere – increase in temperature caused by
absorption of short wave solar energy by oxygen and
nitrogen atom.
Ionosphere – the overlapping region of thermosphere and
exosphere
- it is composed of electrically charged ions from strong
cosmic rays.
- Responsible for transmission of radio waves used in
broadcasting
- It also protect us from falling meteors
 Exosphere – air is extremely thin and temperature is very
high due to cosmic rays
- The outermost region of the atmosphere
Activity:
Indicate the correct label of the different layers of the atmosphere.
Learning Activity Sheet No. 4.
Subject : Science
Type of Activity : Concept Notes, Skills
Activity Title: Interactions In The Atmosphere
Learn.Targ.: Discuss how energy from the Sun interacts with
the layers of the atmosphere. (S7ES-IVd-5)
References: Phoenix Science 7 “You and the Natural World”,
pp. 340-343
irishmendoza.,TNHS Learning Activity Sheet
Concept:
Layers of the Atmosphere
Atmosphere- thick blanket of gas covering the Earth
- Protects from large number of meteors that could crash
on Earth’s surface and from the harmful rays of the sun.
Layers of the Atmosphere
 Troposphere – nearest to the Earth and contains 75% of
the gases of the atmosphere as well as dust and water
vapor. This layer is the zone where weather occurs.
 Stratosphere – weatherless part of the atmosphere since
there is no clouds and air movement is fairly uniform.
- Presence of ozone layer
 Mesosphere - 80km above the surface of the Earth
- Temperature decreases until mesopause, a boundary
between mesosphere and thermosphere
 Thermosphere – increase in temperature caused by
absorption of short wave solar energy by oxygen and
nitrogen atom.
Ionosphere – the overlapping region of thermosphere and
exosphere
- it is composed of electrically charged ions from strong
cosmic rays.
- Responsible for transmission of radio waves used in
broadcasting
- It also protect us from falling meteors
 Exosphere – air is extremely thin and temperature is very
high due to cosmic rays
- The outermost region of the atmosphere
Activity:
Indicate the correct label of the different layers of the atmosphere.