Layers of the Atmosphere Webquest
Navigate through the following two links to answer the questions #1-6 below. Please write the answers on your webquest sheet.
http://www.vtaide.com/png/atmosphere.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Atmosphere.shtml
1. What are the four main layers of the atmosphere?
2. Which layer is closest to space? _________________________
3. Which layer is the hottest layer? _________________________
4. Which layer is the coldest layer? _________________________
5. What and where are the ionosphere and exosphere?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/earthsci/units/introduction/atmosphere.cfm
6. Use the link above. What criteria are used to classify the layers of the atmosphere?
7. Draw a picture of the atmosphere…….write or draw a picture of one important fact about each sphere. (make sure you pay attention to the spacing of each sphere……one sphere is the smallest…….two are about the same in size……and one is the largest).
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html
8. Use the link above, and click on the hyperlinked words, to list one interesting fact about each layer of the atmosphere.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/overview.html
9. Why is the atmosphere important?
10. What is the greenhouse effect (describe how it works)?
11. What are the main greenhouse gases?
12. Describe how each of the gases contribute to the greenhouse effect and how do they get into our atmosphere?
13. What is Global Warming?
14. What is the effect of global warming?
15. How has earth’s temperature changed over the last century?
16. List the effects of climate change due to global warming (that we are seeing now).
17. What do they predict will happen in the future due to global warming and climate change?
Navigate through the following two links to answer the questions #1-6 below. Please write the answers on your webquest sheet.
http://www.vtaide.com/png/atmosphere.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Atmosphere.shtml
1. What are the four main layers of the atmosphere?
2. Which layer is closest to space? _________________________
3. Which layer is the hottest layer? _________________________
4. Which layer is the coldest layer? _________________________
5. What and where are the ionosphere and exosphere?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/earthsci/units/introduction/atmosphere.cfm
6. Use the link above. What criteria are used to classify the layers of the atmosphere?
7. Draw a picture of the atmosphere…….write or draw a picture of one important fact about each sphere. (make sure you pay attention to the spacing of each sphere……one sphere is the smallest…….two are about the same in size……and one is the largest).
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html
8. Use the link above, and click on the hyperlinked words, to list one interesting fact about each layer of the atmosphere.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/overview.html
9. Why is the atmosphere important?
10. What is the greenhouse effect (describe how it works)?
11. What are the main greenhouse gases?
12. Describe how each of the gases contribute to the greenhouse effect and how do they get into our atmosphere?
13. What is Global Warming?
14. What is the effect of global warming?
15. How has earth’s temperature changed over the last century?
16. List the effects of climate change due to global warming (that we are seeing now).
17. What do they predict will happen in the future due to global warming and climate change?