air and atmosphere
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is ____. | Nitrogen
🗑
|
||||
| What instrument is used to measure air pressure? | barometer
🗑
|
||||
| The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in ____. | temperature
🗑
|
||||
| Name the four main layers of the atmosphere in order, beginning with the layer closest to earths surface. | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
🗑
|
||||
| The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere? | stratosphere
🗑
|
||||
| Earth's weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere? | troposphere
🗑
|
||||
| What are the three different phases that matter can exist? | solid, liquid, gas
🗑
|
||||
| Define density? | the amount of mass in a given volume
🗑
|
||||
| Where on our planet would air be compressed by the strongest force of gravity? | closest to the ground/sea level
🗑
|
||||
| Air pressure is highest near the surface and _____as the distance away from the surface increases. | decreases
🗑
|
||||
| Why is breathing more difficult at high altitudes? | oxygen is more spread out, less dense
🗑
|
||||
| Water in the form of a gas is called _____ | water vapor
🗑
|
||||
| The force pushing on an area or surface is known as ________. | air pressure
🗑
|
||||
| As the altitude increases, how does air pressure change? | air pressure decreases
🗑
|
||||
| As air pressure decreases, does density increase or decrease? | decrease
🗑
|
||||
| The distance above sea level is known as _____. | altitude/elevation
🗑
|
||||
| In the troposphere, as altitude increases the temperature _____. | decreases
🗑
|
||||
| In which layer of the atmosphere would you find meteoroids? | mesosphere
🗑
|
||||
| What are the names of the two layers that the thermosphere is divided into? | ionosphere, exosphere
🗑
|
||||
| What two gases make up approximately 99% of earth's atmosphere? | Nitrogen (78%)and Oxygen(21%)
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
dbecker
Popular Science sets