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The air around us

1. We live in the troposphere which has the air we breathe. Air is made up of
oxygen, nitrogen and small amounts of other gases, such as carbon
dioxide.
2. The stratosphere is the next layer above the troposphere. It can reach to
about 50 kms above sea level. It’s where jet planes fly.
3. The next layer up is the ionosphere. It’s next to space and there are
satellites here.
Measuring the weather

Scientists called meteorologists use

instruments to measure the
atmospheric conditions.

A rain gauge A thermometer A barometer

measures measures the gives us the air
precipitation. temperature in pressure which
the air. can indicate if it
will rain.
Climate

Climate is the group of typical conditions of a place over the

year.
Protecting ourselves and the Earth

The ozone layer protects us

against the Sun’s harmful UV-B
rays.

We should drink plenty of liquids to

stop us from dehydrating.

There are holes in the ozone layer

but scientists also think that the
atmosphere has become thicker
because of pollution.

Hurricanes are storms with very strong

winds.
What have we learnt?

The layers of the Earth’s atmosphere are…

troposphere stratosphere ionosphere

What have we learnt?

We can measure the weather with …

rain gauges thermometers barometers

What have we learnt?

The types of climates that we can find are…

Continental
Subtropical Mediterranean
Mediterranean
climate climate
climate

Oceanic Mountain
climate climate
What have we learnt?

We should take care of ourselves and the Earth…

protecting us preventing
from the Sun pollution