Atmosphere Graph and Mural
1.
Graph the following data on a sheet of blank graph paper in portrait mode. Set up the X axis (labeled
“Temperature”) with the bottom left corner -100 0 C, and label each line 10 degrees less until you get to the value
30 0 C. The Y axis (labeled “Elevation”) starts at zero km and goes up one line for every 10 Km all the way to the top, graph the temp and elevation below.
Temp
12 0 C
-20 0 C
-57 0 C
-57 0 C
Elev
0km
4km
10km
18km
Temp
-48 0 C
-3 0 C
-3 0 C
-53 0 C
Elev
32km
48km
55km
70km
Temp
-85 0 C
-85 0 C
-66 0 C
-35 0 C
Elev
82km
93km
100km
110km
2.
Starting at zero km, connect all the dots.
3.
Draw 3 columns to the right of your graph (about 2cm wide each). Use your text (index) to label the 4 layers of the atmosphere in the middle column labeled “Names” plus include the ionosphere. Include the 3 “pauses”.
4.
Label the right column “A.D.” for the a ir d ensity column. Draw in dots that represent air molecule density.
The density should decrease with an increase of elevation. See text for an example.
5.
Label the left column “ 0 C” write in the approximate temperatures of the pauses and draw arrows showing either decreasing temperature (blue arrow) with elevation or increasing temperature(red arrow) with elevation.
6.
Make small color sketches of the at the correct elevations on your graph. If something is higher than the Y axis, draw it anyway, near the top and label the actual elevation it exists at. a. Jet Stream (upper troposphere & lower part stratosphere) b. Highest air balloon with people (30km) c.
Aurora (in the top third of the ionosphere) d.
Satellite orbit (above 700 km- top of mural- label altitude) e.
Meteors (lower portion of ionosphere) f.
Ozone (between 16-60 km) - draw many3 little zeros together- these represent ozone molecules(O 3 ). g.
Jet air craft (in jet stream) h.
Propeller air craft (approx. 16 km)
7.
Comp Book assignment #4 a sheet of paper (or your own graph paper) use a scale of 1cm (2 squares) = 1 km and draw in the following for the troposphere only. a. Height of Mt. Everest (8km) b. Birds at approx. 5km. c. Clouds types: Red pg #565 Black #507 include fog, cumulus, stratus; nimbostratus, cumulonimbus & cirrus (include approximate elevation)
Conclusion: In your own Comp book under assignment #4 answer the following in complete sentences. You do not have to write out the questions. Use Text for help.
1.
In which layer is most of the total mass of the atmosphere found?
2.
In which layer do we live?
3.
What causes meteors to burn up in the mesosphere?
4.
What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into four layers?
5.
Explain what happens to the temperature in each of the four layers.
6.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere? Why is this important to life on earth?
7.
List the 2 major greenhouse gasses. Which gas is being altered by man?
8.
What is an ion and which layer is composed of these particles?
9.
What can increase the number of ions in the ionosphere?
10.
What causes the northern and southern lights (borealis)?

11.
What force holds the layers of air that surround the earth?
12.
What are four most important gasses that make up the atmosphere?
13.
Name the 4 basic types of air masses found in the troposphere (use text for help)