Characteristics of the Atmosphere

atmosphere

• mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon

• measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface

• distance from sea level

• a measure of the average energy of particles in motion

air pressure

• mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon

• measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

• distance from sea level

• a measure of the average energy of particles in motion (how fast the particles are moving)

altitude

• mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon

• distance from sea level

• measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

• measure of the average energy or particles in motion

temperature

• mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon

• distance from sea level

• measure of the fore with which air molecules push on a surface

• a measure of the average energy of particles in motion (how fast the particles are moving)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

oxygen

• this holds the atmosphere around the Earth

• the most common atmospheric gas

• the second most common atmospheric gas

• transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures (particles must touch each other to transfer heat)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

gravity

• this holds the atmosphere around the Earth

• most common atmospheric gas

• second most common atmospheric gas

• transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures (particles must touch one another to transfer heat)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

heat

• this holds the atmosphere around the Earth

• most common atmospheric gas

• second most common atmospheric gas

• transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures (particles must touch one another to transfer heat)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

nitrogen

• this holds the atmosphere around Earth

• most common atmospheric gas

• second most common atmospheric gas

• transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures (particles must touch one another to transfer heat)

tropo

• heat

• middle

• layer

• turning or changing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

strato

• heat

• middle

• layer

• turning or changing