Atmospheric Layers and Greenhouse Gases

Identify the layer of the atmosphere known for containing the ozone layer.

Identify the layer that protects the Earth from meteors.

Identify the layer where the Earth's weather patterns are located.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Identify the layer where satellites orbit the Earth

Reorder the following from closest to the earth to furthest

• Troposphere

• Thermospehere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

Which gas listed below makes up the majority of the air we breathe.

• N₂

• O₂

• CO₂

• CH₄ (methane)

Which greenhouse gas listed has the largest impact on the heating of the climate.

• N₂

• O₂

• CO₂

• CH₄ (methane)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

When CO₂ dissolves into the ocean it reacts with the H₂O and forms an acid. What is that acid?

• H₂SO₄

• H₃O⁺

• H₂CO₃

• HCl

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Due to lack of trubulence in this layer this is where planes like to fly.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere