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Week: 21–22 Dates: 1/18–1/29 Unit: Atmosphere

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Assignment Your Score Total Points Possible

Good to Know Vocabulary Words 40

Atmosphere Notes 80

Atmospheric Layers Internet Worksheet 20

Atmospheric Layers Foldable 40

Solar Energy and the Atmosphere Notes 40

Oxygen in the Atmosphere Lab 40

Atmosphere Crossword 20

Study Guide 60

TOTAL 340

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

18 No School 19 E 20 O *Atmosphere Notes *Vocabulary *Atmospheric Layers Internet Worksheet

21 E 22 O *Solar Energy Notes *Atmospheric Layers foldable

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25 E 26 O *Oxygen in the Atmosphere Lab *Study Guide *Crossword

27 E

*Mandatory Fair Meeting 6pm

28 O *Unit Quiz *Packet Due

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Ag Earth Science Fact of the Week

Did you know...The mixture of gases in the atmosphere has taken over 4.5 billion years to evolve.About 99% of the atmosphere is made up of oxygen and nitrogen. The remainder is made up of argon, carbon dioxide and very small amounts of hydrogen, ozone, methane, carbon monoxide, helium, neon, krypton and xenon.

Good to Know Vocabulary WordsWord Definition Picture or Example

Ozone

Troposhpere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Heat

Temperature

Conduction

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Radiation

Reflection

Greenhouse Effect

Atmosphere

Chromosphere

Photosphere

Word Definition Picture or Example

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Cue Column(titles, vocab, big ideas,

test questions)Aatmosphere notes

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Summary(briefly describe the main concepts, major points)



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atmospheric layers internet worksheet

Please type in the following website:

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html

At the top, please click on “Advanced” and answer the following questions. After you read the paragraph, you will also have to click on the words in blue to answer some of the questions.

1. Where is the atmosphere the thickest?

2. The troposphere contains how much of the Earth’s atmosphere?

3. What occurs in the troposphere?

4. Heat is mixed through the troposphere because on average that layer is usually what?

5. Why do most jets fly in the stratosphere?

6. What is absorbed from the Sun in the stratosphere?

7. What is the stratosphere also known as?

8. Which two layers is the stratosphere between?

9. What burns up in the mesosphere?

10. Why do these burn in the mesosphere?

11. Atmospheric temperatures reach to what value (low) in the mesosphere?

12. Which two layers is the mesosphere between?

13. The thermosphere is a layer with what?

14. What else orbits in the thermosphere?

15. The air is so thin, that what happens with temperature changes?

16. What is the ionosphere made of?

17. In what layer does the atmosphere merge into space?

18. The Exosphere is what limit to our atmosphere?

When you are finished, please go to the website below in the Atmospheric Arcade.

http://calipsooutreach.hamptonu.edu/arcade.html

Please play or watch the following in this order if time permits: 1. Layers of the Atmosphere 2. Atmospheric Crossword Puzzle 3. Atmospheric Trivia Game

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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.htmlhttp://calipsooutreach.hamptonu.edu/arcade.html

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test questions)solar energy and the atmosphere

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Finding the Amount of Oxygen in the Atmosphere: Lab

Background Information: The atmosphere of the earth is composed of a mixture of gases. The two most abundant gases are nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen also appears in the earth’s crust combined with other elements to form minerals. By measuring volume, you can determine the percentage of oxygen in the air.

Objective In this investigation, you will study how much of the air is

consumed during combustion.

Problem: What percentage of earth’s atmosphere is oxygen?

Materials:

! Birthday candle ! 250-mL beaker ! 100-mL beaker

! Matches ! Wet-erase marker ! Large test tube

! Penny ! Water 

Procedure: 1. Light the candle and let a few drops of wax drop onto the penny. Blow out the candle, and

place the candle upright on the penny in the wax. The candle should stick to the penny. 2. Fill the test tube with water. Using the graduated cylinder, measure this volume of water and

record it in the Data Table, #1. (The volume is also the volume of air in the test tube!) 3. Pour the water into the beaker. Carefully place the penny and the candle in the center of the

beaker. The penny should keep the candle upright. 4. Carefully light the candle, and rapidly invert the test tub over the lighted candle. Make sure

that the open end of the test tube is well under the surface of the water but not touching the bottom of the beaker.

5. As the candle uses the oxygen in the test tube, the candle will go out and water will be drawn into the tube to replace the oxygen.

6. When the candle goes out, carefully mark the level of the water in the test tube with the wet-erase marker. Remove the test tube.

7. Fill the test tube with water to this line. Using the graduated cylinder, measure this volume of water and record it in the Data Table, #2. (The volume is the volume of air in the test tube minus the oxygen that the candle used!)

8. To find the volume of oxygen originally in the test tube, subtract the volume of air after the candle goes out from the original volume. Record the volume in the Data Table, #3.

9. Determine the percentage of oxygen in the air by using the formula below. Record this percentage in the Data Table, #4.

% oxygen in air = x 100

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4The change in direction that

occurs when a light ray

bounces off of a surface.

6the heating of Earth's surface

and atmosphere from solar

radiation being absorbed and

emitted by the atmosphere,

mainly by water vapor and

carbon dioxide (2 words)

9the third layer in the

atmosphere; the atmospheric

layer between the stratosphere

and the thermosphere. (coldest

layer)

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a measure of the average

kinetic energy of individual

atoms or molecules in a

substance

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The time of the year when the

sun is directly over the

Southern Hemisphere marking

the beginning of winter around

Dec. 21. (2 words)

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The movement of thermal

energy through liquids and

gases.

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the fraction of total radiation

that is reflected back by a

surface

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The transfer of thermal energy

by direct contact between

objects.

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the redirecting (in all directions)

of light by small particles and

gas molecules in the

atmosphere.

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1A line that connects points of

equal temperature

2This is when the earth tilts so

that we get an equal amount of

daylight and night time. Spring

Equinox happens after the

season of Winter. (2 words)

3A threeatom form of oxygen

which absorbs ultraviolet light,

protecting earth's life forms.

5The time of year in the northern

hemisphere when the noon sun

appears to be farthest north. It

occurs around June 21 and

marks the beginning of the

summer season in the northern

hemisphere. (2 words)

7thermal energy transferred from

one object to another

8the outer most layer of earth's

atmosphere.

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The time of year when day and

night are of equal length;

beginning of autumn in the

Northern hemisphere. The sun

is on the equator. (2 words)

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the lowest layer of Earth's

atmosphere, where weather

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the second lowest layer of

Earth's atmosphere; the ozone

layer is located in the upper

stratosphere.

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Thermal energy that travels in

waves and can pass through

empty space as well as some

objects.

Data & Results:

DATA TABLE

Conclusions:

1. Would the same result for the percentage of oxygen in air be obtained if a larger test tube was used? What about if a larger candle was used?

2. Why does the water rise in the test tube as the candle goes out?

3. Nitrogen is the other major component of air (78.1%). What property of nitrogen have you discovered as a result of this experiment?

4. How much oxygen is present in 5 L of air?

5. Why is oxygen such an important part of the earth’s atmosphere?

6. Based on your observations, what is an effective method of putting out a small fire

7. “As the altitude of an area increases, the density of the atmosphere decreases.” How can this statement be used to explain why it is more difficult to breathe in Denver, which has an altitude of more than 1500 meters, than in Houston, which is at sea level? 

1. Volume of Air in the Test Tube at Start mL

2. Volume of Air in Test Tube After Candle Goes Out mL

3. Volume of Oxygen (#1 - #2) mL

4. Percentage of Oxygen in Air %

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atmosphere study guide Answer the questions in complete sentences or phrases on a SEPARATE piece of paper. Attach pages to packet when done.

1. What is weather? 2. What is climate? 3. Which layer in the atmosphere does weather change occur in? 4. The atmosphere is pulled toward earth’s surface by ___________________. 5. What are the most abundant elements in the atmosphere?

a. b.c.d.

6. The compounds carbon dioxide and water vapors are not listed on the atmosphere make up because

7. Why is there no longer an abundant about of hydrogen and helium in our atmosphere any more?

8. Most of the ozone in located in the ________________________. 9. Most weather changes take place in what layer of the atmosphere? 10. The ozone layer assists with filtering ____________________. 11. Most air pollution come from the burning of ______________________. 12. About 50% of the solar energy is absorbed by _____ ____________

__________. 13. The process by which the earth’s atmosphere traps infrared rays is called 14. Increases in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide would probably cause the

atmosphere to __________________ __________________. 15. Is air a good conductor of heat? 16. How is water vapors added to the atmosphere? 17. What would happen over time if there was no ozone layer? 18. Which layer is the coldest, what is its temperature? 19. Which layer is ozone primarily found in? 20.Which atmospheric layer is closest to the earth’s surface? 21. Which layer do we live in? 22.The lower boundary of the mesosphere extends upward from the

_______________. 23.The lower boundary of the stratosphere extends upward from the

_______________. 24.Which gas is most responsible for the greenhouse effect __________________. 25. What are the two must abundant compounds on the atmosphere? 26.Describe the green house effect: 27. List the four layers of the atmosphere and give one distinguishing characteristic

of each layer: a.b.c.

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28.Be able to look at this image and answer questions:

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