Introduction to Weather

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Troposphere

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 The blanket of gases surrounding Earth

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Troposphere

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The atmosphere makes up the air we breathe and sheilds us from harmful radiation.

• True

• False

The layer closest to the surface of Earth; where we live and breathe

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer

A very dry layer of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer

An invisible layer of protective gases that circle the earth.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer

The Ozone Layer does not help protect us from ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun.

• True

• False

The highest layer of the atmosphere in which the gases are all mixed up rather than being layered by their mass.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer

It is between the exosphere and the mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer

The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ozone Layer