Name ______________________ Date _____________________ Period ______
Atmosphere Webquest
Use the link:
http://www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/atmosphere.html
and answer questions # 1-7.
1. What is the atmosphere, how high does it extend form Earth?
2. What are the four layers of the atmosphere?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. In what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
4. Does the temperature rise or drop in the:
troposphere?
stratosphere?
mesosphere?
thermosphere?
5. Where is the ozone layer located, what does it protect us from?
6. What are the twohttp://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/air/global.htm main gases that make up the
atmosphere? Be sure to list the percentages for each gas.
7. What gases make up the other 1% 0f the atmosphere? (these are also called the trace gases in the
atmosphere)
Use this link Exosphere for question # 8:
8. What and where is the exosphere?
Use the link HERE (This should be the National Weather Service website) and answer questions #9-18.
9. In what layer do space shuttles fly?
10. Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
hottest?
11. Click on the ionosphere link. Where is the ionosphere located?
12. What important quality does the ionosphere have?
13. What is the boundary between the
troposphere and stratosphere?
stratosphere and mesosphere?
mesosphere and thermosphere?
14. To what layer do weather balloons fly?
15. Where do planes and jets fly?
16. Why do meteors burn up in the mesosphere?
17. Where do the auroras occur?
18. Where do space shuttles fly?
Use the links:
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_1.htm
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/air/global.htm
to answer questions #19-23.
19. What is the greenhouse effect?
20. Is the greenhouse effect always a bad thing?
21. Are we causing the increase in greenhouse gases? How?
22. What can we do to stop this?
23. What are the four main greenhouse gases?
Use the link HERE. This should take you to a page titled “Introduction to the Atmosphere”.
Scroll down to the section titled “Atmospheric Processes” and answer question #24.
24. There are several factors that help heat energy from the equator move around the
earth. Name them.
Next, scroll down to the section titled “Energy Heat Transfer” and answer questions #25-29.
25. Where does the earth get its energy?
26. What is conduction?
27. What is convection?
28. How are convection cells formed in our atmosphere?
29. What is radiation?
Use the following link: Heat Transfer to answer questions #30-34.
30. Click on "Radiation." Click on "Add Sunlight." List three examples of radiation.
33. Click on "Conduction." Click on "Light Burner."
List four good conductors:
List four poor conductors:
34. Click on "Convection." Click on "Light Stove." List four examples of convection.