Revisit Spheres
• Name the six spheres of our planet.
– Lithosphere
– Hydrosphere
– Cryosphere
– Atmosphere
– Biosphere
– Celestial sphere

• What are the separate spheres of our atmosphere?
• How do the mechanics of our atmosphere operate?
• What are some impacts from humans on our atmosphere?

• Analyze several types of atmospheric diagrams created from different perceptives.
• Understand the propreties and mechanics each layer exibits.
• Recognize and offer solutions of the human impact on our atmosphere.
• Score in a specific time range on a speed game.

Atmosphere
The surrounding air of the Earth

Celestial Sphere/Space
Exosphere
• There are ?4 layers? in the atmosphere
• They are the troposphere, stratosphere,
Mesopause
• mesosphere, and
• thermosphere
Stratopause
Tropopause

• This is the layer that is closest to the surface of the earth
• It’s elevation ranges from 0 to 10 km up to
20 km.

• This layer sits on top of the troposphere
• It’s elevation ranges from 10 km to around
25 km
• This layer contains the ozone layer, which protects us from harmful sunlight

• This layer is above the stratosphere
• It’s elevation ranges from 25 to 100 km

• This is the highest layer of the atmosphere
• It’s height ranges from 100 to 400 km
• This is where most small meteorites burn up and is also the location in the atmosphere that the northern lights occur
(aurora borealis)

Mesospause
Stratopause
Tropopause
Celestial Sphere
Exosphere

• There are many different types of gasses in the atmosphere
• They include nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide and other noble gasses
• The gas that is most abundant is nitrogen

Nature produces nearly all of it. Humans produce only 3%. As a decimal it is a miniscule 0.001% of the air. All of mankind produces only one molecule of CO2 in around every 90,000 air molecules! Yes, that’s all.

CO
2 is an asphyxiant and not classified as toxic or harmful in accordance with
Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of Chemical
Standards of the
United Nations Economic Commission

•In concentration of 0.5% to1% (5,000 -
10,000 ppm) will make some people feel drowsy and lethargic.
•Concentrations of 7% to 10% (70,000 –
100,000 ppm) may cause suffocation
•Or, manifesting itself as dizziness, headache, nausea, visual and hearing dysfunction, and unconsciousness within a few minutes to an hour leading to death.

• The Correct Answer: CO2 is a harmless, trace gas. It is as necessary for life – just as oxygen and nitrogen are. It is a natural gas that is clear, tasteless and odourless. It is in no way a pollutant.

Major gases on the overall greenhouse effect
• Water vapor H
2
O 36 – 72 %
• Carbon dioxide CO
2
• Methane CH
4
• Ozone O
3
• Nitrous oxide
9 – 26 %
4 – 9 %
3 – 7 %
• Perfluorocarbon and Hydrofluorocarbon
• Sulfur hexafluoride

is the release of a gas that was dissolved, primarily in the oceans and/or trapped, frozen or absorbed in ice or rock. Outgassing can include sublimation and evaporation which are phase transitions of a substance into a gas

All within the Troposphere
Clouds are found “almost” exclusively in the troposphere.

Latin Root Translation Hint Prediction
Cirro High Cirrously High Clouds Change in, Ice
Alto Middle Alto Saxophone Fair Weather
Strato Low Stratified Chance of Prec
Cirrus Hair Cirrously High Clouds Change in , Ice
Cumulus Pile or Heap Cumulate Shapes Fair Weather
Stratus Layer Stratified Chance of Prec
Nimbus Rain Rain High Chance of Prec
ConTrails High Jet/Vapor Trails Cold air
Fog Ground level Stratus’ lower cousin Travel slow downs
Smog Low to Ground Pollution, Dark Temperature Inversion

World Record Balloon Jump
1960 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2JYklqLpEc
2012 RedBull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoHArAzdug
Oct. 24, 2014
Google President https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=googles
+president+breaks+jump+record
Speed Game http://www.purposegames.com/game/899