Topic 2 Weather in the Atmosphere Vocab

An envelope of gases that protects the planet from the sun’s radiation

• Atmosphere

• water vapor

• oxygen

• nitrogen

Makes up about 21% of the atmosphere

• Argon

• water vapor

• oxygen

• nitrogen

Most abundant gas in the air we breathe

• Argon

• water vapor

• oxygen

• nitrogen

This is necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• ozone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Result of the weight pushing on a column of air in an area

• altitude

• density

• pressure

• temperature

Layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs on Earth

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer; 10km-50km above Earth

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Layer of the atmosphere that is considered the middle layer; 50km-85km above the Earth

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Layer of the atmosphere that protects us from meteoroids

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Layer of the atmosphere that absorbs UV radiation from the sun

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere