Atmosphere: 1.3
1. Waves that have more energy than
Ultraviolet Radiation
visible light.
2. Waves that have less energy than
visible light.
3. A molecule containing three atoms
of oxygen.
Infrared Radiation
Ozone
4. The process by which gases absorb
Greenhouse Effect
and give off infrared radiation,
which keeps energy in Earth’s
system for a while.
5. Water vapor, CO2, methane, nitrous
Greenhouse Gases
oxide, and other gases that absorb
and give off infrared radiation.
6. List 4 ways that gases can affect
radiation.
Absorb, reflect, pass
through and emit
7. Name 3 characteristics of UV
Radiation
Sound too high to
hear. Causes cancer,
and more energy than
visible light.
8. Name 3 characteristics of Infrared Warms materials that
Radiation.
absorb it, less energy
than visible light, and
sound too low to hear
9. An ozone molecule contains how
many molecules of oxygen.
3
Reduces sunburn and
10. Name 3 ways the ozone layer cancer. Reduces
damage to eyesight,
protects life on Earth.
and prevents crop
damage.
11. Where is the ozone layer located inStratosphere
the atmosphere?
12. What type of radiation is
absorbed in the Stratosphere?
Ultraviolet Radiation
13. The Greenhouse Effect is
located in which layer?
Troposphere
14. What type of radiation is
absorbed in the Troposphere?
Infrared Radiation
15. This gas is located in the
Stratosphere and blocks UV
radiation.
Ozone
The Earth would be
16. What would happen on Earth if
too cold and would
the atmosphere did not have
not be able to support
greenhouse gases?
life.