Atmosphere – Virtual Lab
Name ________________________ Per___
Site:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES14/ES14.html
You will now fill in the data table with Density, Pressure, and Temperature for each of the 11 altitudes
(0,5,10, . . . 400)
1. Set altitude one at a time for each of the 11 altitudes with the red slider arrow, then Launch the
balloon or rocket and Record the data on the data chart.
Altitude
0
5
10
25
50
60
75
100
150
200
400
Density
(% of Sea Level
Density)
Pressure (Pa)
Temperature ©
2. When the “Show Phenomenon” is enabled, record what the phenomenon is, what the altitude is and
the name of the layer it is found in. There are 8 altitudes that enabled “Show Phenomenon. YOU DO
NOT TO HAVE THEM IN ORDER>
Altitude
Phenomenon
Layer of the Atmosphere
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Questions:
1. Which layer of the atmosphere do you live in? ____________________________
2. If a rocket were launched to a height of 210 kilometers above sea level, which layer of the atmosphere
would it rise to? ________________________________________________________________
3. In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer found?__________________________________
4. What is the importance of the ozone layer to life on Earth? _________________________________
5. What happens to air density as you go up in the layers of the atmosphere? _____________________
6. What happens to air pressure as you go up in the layers of the atmosphere? _____________________
7. What temperature changes happen within the layers of the atmosphere? ________________________
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