The Atmosphere Lesson

The Atmosphere

Unit 10 Lesson 2

Drag and Drop

The mixture of gases that surround our planet. ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

ozone layer

temperature

atmosphere

greenhouse effect

Multiple Choice

The gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere are commonly referred to as air. Approximately what percentage of air is made up of gases other than nitrogen and oxygen?

• 1%

• 11%

• 28%

• 71%

How do pressure and temperature change in the atmosphere?

➔

Gravity keeps the atmosphere around the Earth.
◆

It pulls the gas molecules in the atmosphere
around towards Earth’s surface causing Air
pressure.

➔

Air pressure is the measure of the force air
molecules push on an area of a surface.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The higher you go in the atmosphere, the less air pressure there is.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• IT VARIES.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The higher you go in the atmosphere, the colder it is.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• IT VARIES.

?

Fill in the Blank

Earth's layers are divided into how many layers?

Drag and Drop

How does the atmosphere protect life on Earth?​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

By absorbing and reflecting harmful radiation.

By removing meteors from the sky.

By keeping the clouds from escaping to space.

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Multiple Choice

How does the atmosphere protect life on Earth?

• By absorbing the temperature from ground.

• By maintaining the right temperature range.

• By reflecting the Sun's rays back into space.

Drag and Drop

The ​

Placeholder

is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate heat.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

ozone layer

greenhouse effect

atmosphere

temperature