Climate Change & Atmosphere

What is weather?

• The scientific study of the atmosphere that explains and predicts atmospheric events

• The state of the air and the atmosphere at a particular time and place

• The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

What is climate?

• The scientific study of the atmosphere that explains and predicts atmospheric events

• The state of the air and the atmosphere at a particular time and place

• The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

What are the two primary gases in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Argon and carbon dioxide

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen

• Argon and nitrogen

Most molecules are close to Earth's surface because of gravity.

• True

• False

Pressure increases with height.

• True

• False

The ozone is in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Meteors are burnt up in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

The space station is in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains almost all of Earth's water vapor?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Most weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere