Atmosphere Weather Climate

If I check the temperature and conditions RIGHT NOW, I am checking

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate can be described as ________

• What's happening right now

• The long term average

• Lots of rain and snow

• The atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Put these layers of the atmosphere in order, from closest to the Earth to space.

• Exosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere

• Stratosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere

What does the atmosphere do for us?

• Provides us with the air we breathe

• Gives us weather

• Protects us from the sun's harmful rays

• All of the above

The atmosphere is mostly made of _________ and oxygen with small amounts of other gases.

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• helium

If the Earth did not have an atmosphere, we would be cold.

• True

• False

Why is the ozone layer so important?

• It contains most of the earth's oxygen.

• It blocks harmful UV rays from the sun.

• It traps most of the sun's heat.

Enlarge the map. What climate zone is the United State located in?

• Northern Temperate

• Northern Tropical

• Southern Temperate

• Southern Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The lowest level of the atmosphere is the _______________.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

This layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5