Lesson 3 Flashcards
Atmosphere Composition
1.Ar – Argon
2. Ne – Neon
3. CH4 – Methane
4. He – Helium
5. N2 – Nitrogen
6. O2 – Oxygen
7. Kr - Krypton
8. N2O – Nitrogen Oxide
9. CO2 – Carbon Dioxide
10. He - Helium
Satellites float here, as do low density particles.
The uppermost layer, that blends with what is considered to be outer space,
Exosphere
Can reach up to 2500°C but lacks enough air molecules to transfer heat.
located above the mesopause and reaches out to around 600 kilometers (372 miles). Not much is known about the thermosphere except that temperatures increase with altitude.
Thermosphere
Where meteors that enter the Earth burn up, protecting us from the effects of impact.
Reaches as far as about 85 kilometers (53 miles) above Earth’s surface. Temperatures decrease in the mesosphere with altitude.
Mesosphere
Has the ozone layer, which protects us from the Sun’s ultraviolet rays.
the next layer up from Earth’s surface. It reaches from the top of the troposphere, which is called the tropopause, to an altitude of approximately 50 kilometers (30 miles).
Stratosphere
Where most clouds are, and weather occurs.
thickest at the equator, and much thinner at the North and South Poles. The majority of the mass of the entire atmosphere is contained in the troposphere—between approximately 75 and 80 percent.
Troposphere
Earth’s Atmosphere
- Exosphere
- Thermosphere
- Mesosphere
- Stratosphere
- Troposphere
Daily atmospheric condition.
“the weather today is not the same as tomorrow”
Weather
Behavior of the atmosphere over a long period of time
Climate
Provide flood and typhoon warnings
Public weather forecasts and advisories
Meteorological, astronomical, and climatological information.
Created on December 8, 1972
PAGASA
Hydrosphere
- Water in the Atmosphere
- Glaciers
- Rivers and Tributaries
- Groundwater
- Lakes
- Oceans and Seas
Water Cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
one of the major processes in the cycle, is the transfer of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere. water in the liquid state is transferred to the gaseous, or vapor, state.
Evaporation
is the deposition of a liquid or a solid from its vapor, generally upon a surface that is cooler than the adjacent gas
Condensation
is all liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground. These particles include drizzle, rain, snow, snow pellets, ice crystals, and hail. (This article contains a brief treatment of precipitation.
Precipitation
These are massive bodies of ice on the Earth’s polar regions. They store 3/4 of the Earth’s freshwater.
Glaciers
These are bodies of freshwater in an inland basin that are still or slow-moving.
Rivers and Tributaries
is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand, and rocks called aquifers.
Groundwater
water that is surrounded by land. There are millions of __?__ in the world. They are found on every continent and in every kind of environment
Lakes
The majority of the Earth’s water is stored in its ___?___ which make up 96.5% of the 1.36 billion tons of water.
Oceans and Seas
made up of the parts of Earth where life exists. The ___?___ extends from the deepest root systems of trees to the dark environment of ocean trenches, to lush rain forests and high mountaintops.
Biosphere
