Atmosphere Vocabulary

The Greek word for air.

• Geo

• Hydro

• Atmo

• Bio

How much of Earth's atmosphere is made up of other gases?

• 78%

• 21%

• 0.01%

• 1%

An invisible mixture of gases that surround Earth.

• Land

• Life

• Air

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Second layer in our atmosphere where some planes travel to get above bad weather. Contains the ozone layer.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

21% of our atmosphere is made up of this gas.

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Helium

78% of our atmosphere is made up of this gas.

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Helium

Fifth layer in our atmosphere, 310 miles away from the Earth’s surface, anything past this layer is considered outer space.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

 Fourth layer in our atmosphere, very hot, space shuttles and satellites orbit here, auroras are located in this layer.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Third layer in our atmosphere, very cold, most meteorites burn up in this layer before reaching Earth’s surface.

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

Layer located in the stratosphere, protects us from the sun’s harmful rays, we would not survive without this.

• Protective Layer

• Ozone Layer

• Oxygen Layer

• Nitrogen Layer