Sky Science #2

Question 0

Fact about the Troposhere

Answer 0

Were weather happens

Question 1

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 1

Troposphere 
Stratosphere 
Mesosphere 
Ionosphere*
Exosphere*
*Part of the Thermosphere

Question 2

Fact about the Stratosphere

Answer 2

It contains the ozone layer

Question 3

Fact about the Mesosphere

Answer 3

Protects us from meteors

Question 4

Fact about the Thermosphere

Answer 4

Hottest layer, contains fewest air molecules

Question 5

Fact about Ionosphere

Answer 5

Northern Lights are caused by electrically charged ions

Question 6

Fact about Exosphere

Answer 6

Where satellites orbit

Question 7

Why are we the only known planet to support life?

Answer 7

We are the perfect distance from the sun
We have an atmosphere to protect us
We have breathable air

Question 8

What does Emit mean?

Answer 8

To give off light

Question 9

What does reflect mean?

Answer 9

To reflect light

Question 10

What emits?

Answer 10

Stars

Question 11

What reflects?

Answer 11

Planets

Question 12

Why shouldn’t you look at the sun with your naked eye?

Answer 12

Looking at the sun with your naked eye could lead to blindness

Question 13

What are two safe ways to view the sun?

Answer 13

Solar glasses

Pinhole camera

Question 14

Why does the sun appear to be moving across the sky?

Answer 14

Because we rotate every 24 hours.

Question 15

What causes day and night.

Answer 15

Day and night are caused by the Earth rotating on its axis.

Question 16

What is the difference between direct rays and indirect rays from the sun? What causes the rays to become slanted?

Answer 16

Direct rays are warmer then indirect rays

They are caused because of the tilt of the axis

Question 17

What are two reasons that Earth experiences four different seasons each year?

Answer 17

Direct rays and indirect rays

Tilt of axis and revolution around the sun

Question 18

When do the spring and fall equinoxes occur

When do the summer and winter solstices occur

Answer 18

Equinoxes: Sept. 21 (Fall) March 21 (Spring)
Solstices: Dec. 21 (Winter) June 21 (Summer)

Question 19

How do seasons compare in the northern and southern hemisphere?

Answer 19

The seasons are always the opposite in the different hemisphere.
Winter in North = Summer in South