Sci 6 - 6.01 Atmosphere

​1. Troposphere: - Altitude: 0 to about 8-15 km (5-9 miles) - Temperature Range: Decreases from about 15°C (59°F) at sea level to around -50°C (-58°F) at the top.

2. Stratosphere: - Altitude: 15 to about 50 km (9 to 31 miles) - Temperature Range: Increases from -50°C (-58°F) to around 0°C (32°F)

3. Mesosphere: - Altitude: 50 to about 85 km (31 to 53 miles) - Temperature Range: Decreases from about 0°C (32°F) at the stratopause to around -90°C (-130°F)

4. Thermosphere: - Altitude: 85 to about 600 km (53 to 373 miles) - Temperature Range: Increases significantly with altitude, reaching temperatures of 1,500°C (2,732°F) or higher

​Temperature in the troposphere goes from an average of 59F to -58F as you go from 0 (sea level) to 10km.

Which means that as altitude increases (0 - 10km) temperature in the troposphere ____________


increases or decreases

​Temperature in the stratosphere goes from an average of -58F to 5F. That is an increase in temperature of 65F

Which means that as altitude increases from 10km to 50km temperature in the stratosphere


increases or decreases

​Temperature in the Mesosphere goes from an average of -60F to 5F. That is an increase in temperature of 65F
Which means that as altitude increases from 10km to 50km temperature in the Mesosphere ____________


increases or decreases

​Temperature in the stratosphere goes from an average of -60F to 5F. That is an increase in temperature of 65F
Which means that as altitude increases from 10km to 50km temperature in the stratosphere


increases or decreases

​Temperature in the Thermosphere goes from an average of -60F to 5F. That is an increase in temperature of 65F
Which means that as altitude increases from 10km to 50km temperature in the Thermosphere __________


increases or decreases

Labelling

Label what is happening to temperature in each layer., starting from the layer closest to sea level (0 miles),

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

decreasing

increasing

increasing again

decreasing again

Match

Identify was causes the temperature change for each layer of the atmosphere.

• troposphere

  temperature decreases

  because

• stratosphere

  temperature increases

  because

• mesosphere

  temperature decreases

  because

• thermosphere

  temperature increases

  because

less air molecules to absorb heat

layer of greenhouse gases absorbs heat

not enough gas molecules to absorb heat

closest to the Sun

• less air molecules to absorb heat

• layer of greenhouse gases absorbs heat

• not enough gas molecules to absorb heat

• closest to the Sun

Drag and Drop

Temperature in the troposphere ​

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as altitude ​

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because there are ​

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air molecules and you are moving away from the heat absorbed at the​ ​

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​

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surface

decreases

increases

less

more

the sun

does not change

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Temperatures in the stratosphere ​ ​

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as ​

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increases​ because of the layer of ​

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that ​

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heat. ​

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increase

altitude

ozone O3

absorbs

decrease

CO2

reflects

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Temperatures in the mesosphere ​

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as altitude ​

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because there is no ​

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, there are too few air ​molecules to ​

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heat and it is too far from the heat from the ​

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and the surface of the Earth,

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decrease

increases

ozone

absorb

sun

does not change

reflects

CO2

atmosphere

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Temperatures in the thermosphere and exosphere ​

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as altitude increases because of the huge amount of ​

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they receive due to their location closest to the ​

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.

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increase

decrease

does not change

energy

light

Sun

Moon

Earth

Reorder

Put the following layers of the atmosphere in order from the surface of Earth to outer space.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Put the layers of the atmosphere in order from thickest to thinnest.

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5