What is the role of the ozone layer?
It absorbs the sun's rays and protects us
Name the 5 layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What is the name for a collection of drops of liquid water?
Cloud
What is the name for when water falls to the earth?
Rainfall
Which layer contains more than 75% of the atmosphere's mass?
Troposphere
Which layer does the weather occur?
Troposphere
Which is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
In which layer can you find the ozone?
Stratosphere
In which layer do meteors burn upon entry?
Mesosphere
Which layer is 6,200 miles from the Earth's surface?
Exosphere
What is the different between 'weather' and 'climate'?
'Weather' is the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and 'climate' is the general weather calculated over a 30 year period
A soft blow of air is a ________ whereas a strong blow of air is a ________
Breeze; hurricane