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SC 4 Earth's Atmosphere

SC 4 Earth's Atmosphere

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Presentation

Science

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kirstin Mccoon

Used 16+ times

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4 Slides • 5 Questions

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Earth's Atmosphere

By Kirstin Mccoon

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Earth’s atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the planet and makes conditions on Earth suitable for living things. 

What is the atmosphere?

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Multiple Choice

What is the atmosphere?

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A layer of water in the air.

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A layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

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The part of the air where weather happens.

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It's what you breathe in.

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Nitrogen makes up more than 3/4 of what we consider to be “air’ and oxygen makes up most of the rest, but a small amount of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases are also found in the atmosphere. 

Gases of the atmosphere?

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Multiple Choice

How much of the atmosphere is Nitrogen?

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More than 3/4

(78 percent)

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About half

(50 percent)

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Less then 1/3

(33 percent)

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About 1/4

(25 percent)

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Multiple Choice

Which gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

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oxygen

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carbon dioxide

3

nitrogen

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water vapor

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There are 5 layers in the atmosphere. The layer closest to the earth (troposphere) is where weather takes place. Water vapor (water in the form of a gas) is located in this layer.

Layers of the atmosphere.

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Multiple Choice

How many layers does the atmosphere have?

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2

2

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3

4

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5

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Multiple Choice

In what layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

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exosphere

Earth's Atmosphere

By Kirstin Mccoon

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