Atmosphere & Winds

Atmosphere

• all the water on Earth including, rivers, lakes, oceans and glaciers

• all the gases surrounding the planet

• the living plants and animals in the many biomes

• only the non-living: soil, rocks and minerals that make up the land on Earth.

What is the first layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

What is the first layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the second layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the third layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the fourth layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the fifth layer of the atmosphere when you leave Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

List the 5 layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to the earth to farthest away.

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, mesosphere

The equator is hotter than the poles because ____________.

• the equator receives less heat from the sun.

• the equator receives more direct heat from the sun.

• the air pressure is greater at the equator

• the air pressure is less at the poles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The flow of air caused by the low pressure system at the equator and the high pressure system at the poles causes what type of air flow?

• Conduction Current

• Convection Current

• Air Pressure Current

• Radiation Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6