Book #3 and #4

Question 1

What is one fact about the Troposphere:

Answer 1

1. Weather is formed here.

Question 2

What is one fact about the Stratosphere:

Answer 2

1. Ozone layer

2. Jet stream

Question 3

What is one fact about the Mesosphere:

Answer 3

1. Protection of meteors

2. Coldest layer

Question 4

What is one fact about the Thermosphere:

Answer 4

1. Hottest layer

2. Least amount of air mollucus

Question 5

What is one fact about the Ionosphere:

Answer 5

1. Electrically charged ion

2. Northern lights form

Question 6

What is one fact about the Exosphere:

Answer 6

1. Satellites orbit here

Question 7

What is 3 reasons why our planet Earth is the only planet in the solar system that we know supports life?

Answer 7

1. Liquid water
2. Breathable atmosphere
3. Right distance from the sun (temperature)

Question 8

What does Emit mean:

Answer 8

1. Gives of/ creates light

Example: Sun and Stars

Question 9

What does Reflect mean:

Answer 9

1. Light bounces off

Example: Moon, Planets, Comets, Meteors

Question 10

Why is it harmful to look at the sun with your naked eye?

Answer 10

1.UV rays can cause permanent damage to your eyes

Question 11

What are 2 safe methods for viewing the sun?

Answer 11

1. Pinhole camera

2. Welders mask

Question 12

What positions do the Earth, the moon and the sun have to be in for a partial eclipse?

Answer 12

Earth Moon Sun

Question 13

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky each day?

Answer 13

1. Earths rotation

Question 14

What cause day and night?

Answer 14

1. The rotation of the Earth

Question 15

What is the Difference between “direct” and “indirect” from the sun?

Answer 15

1. Direct rays are stronger

2. Indirect rays are cooler

Question 16

What causes the rays to become more or less direct?

Answer 16

1. The revolution of the Earth

Question 17

What are 2 reasons that Earths experiences 4 different seasons each year?

Answer 17

1. Tilt of the Earths axis

2. Revolution

Question 18

When does the spring equinox occur?

Answer 18

1. March 21st

Question 19

When does the fall equinox occur?

Answer 19

1. September 21st

Question 20

When does the Summer solstice?

Answer 20

1. June 21st most daylight hours

Question 21

When does the Winter solstices?

Answer 21

1. December 21st most hours of darkness

Question 22

What causes solstices and equinoxes?

Answer 22

1. The tilt of the axis around the sun

Question 23

How do the seasons compare in the Northern or Southern hemispheres?

Answer 23

1. They are oppisite
2. Northern Hemisphere —> Summer
3. Southern Hemisphere —> Winter