Weather words Word Scramble
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Atmosphere Vocabulary | Atmosphere Vocabulary Review |
Define atmosphere | mixture of gases that surround Earth |
Define air pressure | measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface |
define troposphere | lowest layer of the atmosphere which lies next to the Earth's surface |
define stratosphere | lays above the troposphere |
define mesosphere | the middle layer of the stmosphere and is the coldest layer |
define thermosphere | this is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere |
list the layers of the atmosphere starting with the one closest to the Earth | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth? | the Troposphere |
Which atmospheric layer has the greatest range of temperatures | the thermosphere |
define the suffix "sphere" | this word means "ball" |
Explain the prefix "tropo" | this means turning or change |
explain the prefix "strato" | this means layer, where the gases are layered and do not mix |
explain the prefix "meso" | this word means middle |
explain the prefix "thermo" | this word means heat and is the sphere where the temperatures are the highest |
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? | the troposphere |
As ________ increases temperatures ______ | as altitude increases temperatures decrease |
In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located? | the stratosphere |
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest? | the mesosphere |
Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest range of temperatures? | the thermosphere |
What two gases make up most of the atmosphere? | nitrogen and oxygen |
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