Science - Atmosphere/ Guided Reading

Front 1

How many layers are there in the atmosphere?

Back 1

4

Front 2

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

Back 2

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Front 3

Which layer of the atmosphere does rain and snow occur in?

Back 3

Troposphere

Front 4

Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer in?

Back 4

Stratosphere

Front 5

Which layer of the atmosphere is the lowest?

Back 5

Troposphere

Front 6

Which layer of the atmosphere has the most variation?

Back 6

Troposphere

Front 7

Which layer of atmosphere contains all most all of the mass of the atmosphere?

Back 7

Troposphere

Front 8

As altitude increases, the temperature decreases in which layer of the atmosphere?

Back 8

Troposphere

Front 9

Which layer of the atmosphere extends 50 km above the Earth's surface?

Back 9

Stratosphere

Front 10

Is the ozone layer in the lower, middle, or upper portion of the stratosphere?

Back 10

Middle

Front 11

Which layer of atmosphere starts at 50 kilometers above Earth's surface?

Back 11

Mesosphere

Front 12

Which layer of atmosphere protects the Earth from being hit by a meteoroid?

Back 12

Mesosphere

Front 13

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost layer?

Back 13

Thermosphere

Front 14

Which layer of the atmosphere is very thin?

Back 14

Thermosphere

Front 15

Which layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit and goes into outer space?

Back 15

Thermosphere

Front 16

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

Back 16

Thermosphere

Front 17

What are the two layers of the Thermosphere?

Back 17

Ionosphere and exosphere

Front 18

What are the brilliant light displays in the ionosphere called?

Back 18

Aurora Borealis

Front 19

What are winds caused by?

Back 19

Difference in air pressure.

Front 20

What are differences in air pressures caused by?

Back 20

Unequal heating of the atmosphere.

Front 21

What are trade winds, polar easterlies, and the prevailing westerlies?

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Global wind belts

Front 22

The Earth's atmosphere is divided into four layers classified according to changes in __________.

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Temperature

Front 23

The amount of mass in a given volume.

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Density

Front 24

Form when large scale winds are weak.

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Local winds

Front 25

Formed by 3 oxygen atoms

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ozone

Front 26

The aurora borealis displays in this layer of the atmostphere

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Ionosphere

Front 27

Most abundant gas

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Nitrogen

Front 28

Winds that occur over a large area

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Global winds

Front 29

Which layer of the atmosphere has the most variable conditions?

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Troposphere

Front 30

Winds are caused by _____________ in air pressure.

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differences

Front 31

Bands of high stream winds

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jet stream

Front 32

Increased cooling a wind can cause

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wind chill factor

Front 33

Air pressure decreases as ____________ increases.

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Altitude

Front 34

Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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Weather

Front 35

Measures wind speed.

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anemometer

Front 36

Envelope of gasses that surround the planet.

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Atmosphere

Front 37

Runs east to west

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Latitude

Front 38

Force pushing on an area

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Pressure

Front 39

___________ that make up the atmosphere are farther apart at high altitudes.

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Molecules

Front 40

Water in the form of a gas

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water vapor

Front 41

Makes up less than one fourth of the volume of the atmosphere

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oxygen

Front 42

Wind curve due to Earth's rotation

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Coriolis effect

Front 43

Given off as a waste product

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Carbon Dioxide

Front 44

As air pressure ______________, so does density.

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Decreases

Front 45

Air pressure is the result of the _________ of a column of air pushing down on the area.

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Weight