Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable
Name______Class______
1.Foldapieceoflightbluepaperinhalfhamburgerbun-style.
2.Openflatandthenfoldeachsidetowardthecenterfold
-shutter-style.
3.Colorthelongdarklinesthatrepresenttemperatureschanges:fromthe bottom--blue,red,blue,red,representingdecreasing,increasing,decreasing, increasingtemperatures.
4.Carefullycutoutthediagramoftheatmosphere.Foldinhalflengthwiseand cutapart.Pasteeachhalfontothefrontshuttersofthelightbluepaper. Pastetowardthebottomsoyouhaveroomforatitleatthetop.
5.Cut the two parts of the title out and paste on the top of the shutters.
6.Cutouttheboxesthatcontainthecharacteristicsofeachoftheeightlayers
oftheatmosphere.Pasteinsidethefoldableunderthecorrectlayer.Besure
toputthemainlayersontheinsideleftandtheminorlayersontheinside
right.
7.Cut flaps for each of the layers on the front shutters.
8.Carefully cut out the small sketchesONEATATIME. Readthe wordsthat
tellyouwheretopastethesketchandpastetothefrontofthefoldableon
thediagramoftheatmosphere.Do NOT cut out the wordsthat tell you
wheretopasteeachsketch!
9.FillintheNameTagandpasteontheback.
**Answerthesequestions on a sheet of notebook paper:
1.Listthefivemainlayers.
2.Listthethreeminorlayers.
3.Which twominorlayers ofparts ofa mainlayer?
4.Whichlayeristhemostimportanttoyouandwhy?
5.Whattwolayersprotectyou?
6.Which layer acts likea giant magnet? What does it attract?
7.Whatdoestheairinthetropospheredoasitheatsupfromthesun?
8.Whatcloudindicatesthetopofthetroposphere?
BlackbirdSR-70 26km
Boeing747
12km
Balloon 5-7km
Ozonemolecules 20-30km
AuroraBorealis 100-250km
O-O-O
TROPOSPHERE
Temperature:DECREASES,6.5ºCperkm Characteristics:toabout-60ºC
1.Mostweatheroccursherewherewelive
2.ConvectionCurrents
STRATOSPHERE
Temperature:INCREASES,toabout-20ºC Characteristics:
1.Containsmostofatmosphere'sozone
2.Where jets and manned balloons have gone
MESOSPHERE
Temperature:DECREASES,-100ºCattop Characteristics:
1.Protects Earth from meteors
2.Coldestregionofatmosphere
Intl.SpaceStation 300km
FlockofGeese 6-7km
Weather
nearthesurface
CirrusClouds 16km
Cumulonimbus upto16km
RadioWaves 96-112km
Meteors 48-80km
Unmanned Spacecraft 3000km
THERMOSPHERE
Temperature:INCREASES,2,000ºCattop Characteristics:
1.Tempsgetupto2000oC
2.Airmoleculesare1kmapart!
OZONOSPHERE
Characteristics:
1.Ozoneismadeof3oxygenatoms
2.ProtectsthesurfacefromSun'sUVrays
3.HumansarecausingOzonedepletion
IONOSPHERE
Characteristics:
1.Lower part of Thermosphere
2.Radiowavesbouncebackto
Earth'ssurface
EXOSPHERE
Characteristics:
1.UpperpartofThermosphere
2.Artificial Satellites orbit here
MAGNETOSPHERE
Characteristics:
1.Earth'sMagneticField
2.CausesAuroraBorealis
(NorthernLights)
LayersoftheAtmosphereName______
Class______
Date______
Magnetosphere
3500
500 Exosphere
300 Thermosphere
100
80
48
16
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Ozonosphere
Troposphere
0
-100-80-60-40-20020
Temperature(oC)