Properties of Earth’s
Atmosphere
ESRT p1, 14
All information regarding the earth’s
composition
Is found on p 1 ESRT
atmosphere
Earth’s Atmosphere is
• A thin layer of gases that surrounds
the Earth
• A protective layer from the Sun’s
ultraviolet radiation due to Ozone in
the stratosphere
• Divided in layers based upon
temperature variations
Selected Properties of Earth’s
Atmosphere p14
Earth Science References Tables (2011ed):
Selected Properties of Earth’s Atmosphere
•
Do Now: Take out ESRT and open to page 14. In your
notebook, summarize what you learned by graphing the
various atmospheric layers vs. their temperature. After
you complete this see the directions that follow.
Directions: Check off as you complete!
• 1._____Using a highlighter, highlight the 4 layers of the
atmosphere
2._____Highlight the x-axis and the y-axis
3._____Circle the three headings- Temperature zones,
Atmospheric pressure, and Water vapor
• Answer the following:
1. State the temperature ranges for the
Troposphere_______to____________
• Stratosphere_______to___________
• Mesosphere_______to____________
• Thermosphere______to____________
2..
List the boundaries (or
interfaces!):____________________
______________
3. What is the atm pressure 10km
up?___________________
4. What is the water vapor
concentration at sea
level?_________________
Why?_________________________
________________________
5.What is the temperature at the interface between
the troposphere and the
stratosphere?__________________
6.Which layer do we live
in?_________________________
7. Which layer do airplanes fly
in?______________________
State one conclusion below based on the
information in this chart:
• Think about (It Says…I Say…And So…)
• 1. What does the chart say?
• 2. What do I know or say?
• 3. Combine the information in the chart and what you know to
come up with your inference…and so
Make a chart in your notes…if it helps
o The Ozone Hole is recreated every
Spring at the South Pole as the winds
die down.
http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/
o It formed due to
chlorofluorocarbons or
CFC’s
o The Montreal Protocol
was an international
treaty signed to protect
the Ozone layer in 1981
The Northern Lights or the
Aurora Borealis
Wrap up: Knowing what you know
now about the earth’s atmosphere,
infer how the sun pillar formed in
the picture below:
From EPOD: