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Chapter 19
Atmosphere Quiz
• Name the five layers of the
atmosphere
• What are the four main gases
found in air other than water?
• Name three primary air
pollutants
• Name three secondary air
pollutants
Five layers of the
atmosphere
• Troposphere
– Densest, 11 miles thick
– Air cools with increased altitude
– Ozone is poisonous here
– Planes fly here
– Weather occurs here
Five layers of the
atmosphere
• Stratosphere
– From 11 miles to 30 miles up from
earth
– Temperatures rise with increased
altitude
– Contains ozone layer
Ozone layer
• Blocks out 95% of UV radiation
– Allows life to exist
– Prevents sunburn/cancer of skin
– Prevents oxygen in troposphere
from converting into toxic ozone
Five layers of the
atmosphere
• Mesosphere – middle layer, air
cools with increased altitude
• Thermosphere – air warms with
increased altitude
• Exosphere – air cools with
increased altitude, blends to
space
What is in air
• 78% nitrogen
• 21% oxygen
• 1% argon
• < .1% carbon dioxide
What does our
atmosphere do?
• Two main natural processes
– Greenhouse effect – keeping the
planet warm through absorbing
long wave radiation from the planet
(water, CO2, CH4)