Atmosphere Lecture

Word Cloud

Write one word that comes to your mind when you think of Atmosphere. (Do not write atmosphere....)

Draw

Underline some keywords, phrases, or things that you know nothing about. Circle things that you understand, or you know we have learned about.

Labeling

Match the percentages

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0.9%

78%

25%

50%

21%

Open Ended

Explain how the atmosphere has changed over time.

Multiple Choice

What is the tool used to measure air pressure?

• Barometer

• Air Pressurizer

• Odometer

• Rainerizer

Drag and Drop

The ​

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is primarily made up of ​

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. Plants make atmospheric oxygen, and ​

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bacteria in the soil make nitrogen usable for humans. The atmosphere has​

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over time due to events on the earth. ​

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is a force acting over an area. Where there is more air pressing down, there is more air pressure.

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atmosphere

oxygen and nitrogen

nitrogen-fixing

changed

Pressure

Geosphere

Oxygen and Carbon dioxide

Stayed the same

Carbon-fixing

Multiple Choice

The atmospheric layers are determined by composition

• True

• False

Categorize

Options (7)

Where weather happens

75% of the composition of the atmospehre

lowest layer

Thickest layer

Thinnest Layer

Coldest layer

only layer with light and transparency

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Not Troposphere

Troposphere

Multiple Choice

Temperature _________ in the stratosphere

• Increases

• Decreases

• Increases then decreaeses

• Decreases then increases

Draw

Draw an illustration of how the Ozone layer works.

Multiple Choice

What meso mean?

• Middle

• Top

• Bottom

• Hot

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The temperature in the mesosphere ​

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decreases.

increases.

fluctuates

stays the same

Categorize

Options (7)

weather

Planes

Thick clouds

aura borealis

International Space Station

Extreme Heat

Extreme cold

Things in the Thermosphere:

Not in the thermosphere

In the thermosphere

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The atmosphere is divided into ​

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based on ​

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trends.  The ​

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and ​

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have decreasing trends while the stratosphere and ​

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have increasing trends.  Each layer is divided by a pause, and the atmosphere eventually fades from the exosphere into space.

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layers

temperature

troposphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

Exosphere

Hydrosphere

Composition

Carbon Dioxide

Reorder

Put the atmosphere in order from closest to earth to farthest from earth.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exospshere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

In your own words describe how temperature changes in the atmosphere starting with the inner layer and ending with the outer layer.

Hotspot

Click on the position that shows what season we are in?

Labeling

Match the Labels to the correct Cell

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Polar Cells

Ferrel Cells

Hadley Cells

Dudley Cells

Fill in the Blanks

What is the term used to describe how air moves in the wind cells in the troposphere?

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The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience different ​

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because of Earth’s ​

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. Global air circulation helps distribute the large amount of ​

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that hits the equator. There are three major ​ circulation patterns on the earth. These wind patterns create areas of ​

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and ​

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pressure, which impact global weather.

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seasons

tilt

heat

high

low

Decreased

increased

circulation

western

Open Ended

In your own words describe the coriolis effect?

Match

Match the following

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

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Clockwise

Counter Clockwise

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• Clockwise

• Counter Clockwise

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Multiple Choice

Why is nitrogen not usable in its gaseous form?

• Because its triple bonded.

• Because it is double bonded.

• Because it is poisonous.

• Because there is too little of it.

Multiple Choice

How to plants receive their nitrogen?

• Due to nitrogen fixing bacteria convert Nitrogen into Ammonia

• Oxidation occurs during summer time causing nitrogen convert to ammonia

• Plants take in nitrogen through openings on the bottom of their leaves

Multiple Choice

How do we get the nitrogen we need for amino acids, DNA, proteins, RNA, and ATP?

• By eating plants or eating something that eats plants.

• By breathing.

• By photosynthesis.

• By drinking water or eating something that has drank water.

Open Ended

The Phosphorus Cycle has three steps in its process. What are they?

Multiple Choice

What are some negative effects humanity has had on the phosphorus cycle?

• Overloading fertilizers

• Burning fossil fuels

• Creating sustainable synthetics

• Creating phospholipids

Labeling

Match the terms with the correct area of the carbon cycle.

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CO2 in the Air

Animal Respiration

Burning Fossil Fuels

Photosynthesis

Poll

Do you believe in Global Warming

• Yes

• No

• Not Sure

Word Cloud

Write some words that come to your mind when you think of the atmosphere: