Earth'S Atmosphere Worksheet With Answers

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Name:   _ ______________________________________________________  
 
 
 
Study   G uide   A ssigned:   _ ______________________  
A   d ay   t est   d ate:   _ ______________________  
 
Study   G uide   D ue:                       _ ______________________  
B   d ay   t est   d ate:   _ ______________________  
 
1.
The   d iagram   b elow   r epresents   t he   d ifferent   l ayers   o f   E arth’s   A tmosphere.  
a. First,   l abel   e ach   l ayer   w ith   t he   a ppropriate   n ame   ( you’ll   n eed   t o   w rite   s mall   t o   f it   t he   n ame   i nside   o f   t he  
layer).  
b. The   b ox   t o   t he   r ight   g ives   y ou   s pecific   i nformation   a bout   e ach   l ayer   o f   t he   a tmosphere.     U se   t his  
information   t o   h elp   y ou   c olor   t he   l ayers   a ccording   t o   w hat   t he   i nformation   g ives   y ou.  
 
 
 
 
 
1.
This   l ayer   c ontains   t he   o zone  
 
layer.     C olor   t his   l ayer   o range.  
 
2. This   l ayer   i s   w here   w e   c an   f ind  
 
the   n orthern   l ights   ( or   t he   a urora  
 
 
borealis).     C olor   t his   l ayer   g reen.  
 
3. This   l ayer   i s   w here   a ll   w eather  
 
occurs.     C olor   t his   l ayer   r ed.  
 
 
4. This   l ayer   i s   t he   o uter   m ost   l ayer  
 
of   t he   T hermosphere   a nd   i t   i s   a lso  
 
where   s atellites   o rbit.     C olor   t his  
 
layer   b lue.  
 
 
5. This   h igher   y ou   g o   i n   t his   l ayer,  
 
o
the   t emperature   r eaches   -­‐ 9 0
C.    
 
This   i s   a lso   w here   m ost   m eteors  
 
burn   u p.     C olor   t his   l ayer   y ellow.  
 
 
 
2. A   m nemonic   i s   a   t ool   u sed   f or   h elping   o ur   m emory.     F or   e xample,   a   m nemonic   f or   r emembering   t he   o rder   o f   t he  
planets   w ould   b e:    
My  
 
 
Mercury  
Very      
 
Venus  
Atmospheric   L ayers   M nemonic  
(
Example):  
Excellent    
 
Earth  
Mother    
 
Mars  
Troposphere    
The  
 
Tom  
Just    
 
 
Jupiter  
Served      
 
Saturn  
Stratosphere    
Silly  
 
Sells  
Us    
 
 
Uranus  
Mesosphere  
 
Monkey  
Milk  
Nachos    
 
Neptune  
 
Thermosphere    
Talks    
In  
 
OR  
a. Use   t he   b ox   t o   t he   r ight   t o   c ome   u p   w ith   y our  
(Ionosphere)    
 
 
Erie  
own   m nemonic   t o   h elp   y ou   r emember   t he   o rder  
&  
of   t he   a tmospheric   l ayers.  
(Exosphere)  

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