CPALMS Tutorial: Our Atmospheric Blanket

In this tutorial, you will learn how the __________ insulates and protects our Earth.

• atmosphere

• ocean

• forest

• desert

The atmosphere is a mixture of __________ that surrounds the Earth.

• gases

• liquids

• solids

• metals

What is the role of the Earth’s atmosphere?

• To insulate and protect the planet

• To create mountains

• To produce electricity

• To grow plants

The __________ is the closest layer to the surface of the Earth.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The ozone layer is in the __________.

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The __________ is the layer where most of the meteors burn up.

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Auras, or beautiful rays of light, take place in the __________.

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

The __________ is the outermost layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

Weather in the troposphere causes water to disperse over Earth in the form of __________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Changing weather patterns occur in the __________.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6