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Weaher and Climate
Atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the atmosphere? | The mixture of gasses that surround the earth. |
| What makes up most of our atmosphere? | Nitrogen (78%) |
| What common atmosphereric gas is breathed in by humans and animals? | Oxygen (21%) |
| What atmospheric gas is known as "laughing gas" and used by dentists? | nitrous oxide |
| What is the lightest element in our atmosphere? | hydrogen |
| What is the measure of force which air molecules push on a surface? | air pressure |
| Air pressure is higher where? | at the surface |
| As elevation increases what happens to air pressure | it decreases |
| As water vapor increases what happens to air pressure? | it decreases |
| As temperature incrsases what happens to air pressure? | it increases |
| What is the instrument used to measure air pressure? | a barometer |
| What layer of the atmosphere do you live on? | The troposphere |
| Where is most of the ozone located? | the stratosphere |
| Which layer of the atmosphere protects the earth from meteors? | mesosphere |
| What is the coldest region of the atmosphere? | the mesosphere |
| Wat is the hottest layer of the atmosphere? | Thermosphere |
| What layer causes the aurora borialis (northern lights) | the magnetosphere |
| What is the lower part of the thermosphere? | Ionosphere |
| What is the upper part of the thermosphere? | The exosphere |