Lesson 1 Describing Earths Atmosphere - Doral Academy Prep

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Chapter 4

PAGE KEELEY

SCIENCE

PROBES

Note-taking

Temperature Changes in the Atmosphere

Six friends hiked to the top of a tall mountain. They noticed the air was cooler on top of

the mountain than at the bottom of the mountain. They wondered what happens to the

atmosphere¡¯s temperature the higher and higher it is above Earth¡¯s surface.

Frank: I think the farther the atmosphere is from Earth¡¯s surface, the colder it is.

Juanita: I think the atmosphere gradually cools to a certain altitude, then it gradually

warms the farther it is from Earth¡¯s surface.

Tilly: I think the atmosphere¡¯s temperature changes with each layer of the atmosphere.

I think it can cool, warm, cool again, and warm again.

Lyndon: I think the atmosphere cools for a while, but once it is at a certain altitude, it

is at a constant temperature.

Whom do you agree with the most?

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Chapter Review

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Tyson: I think the atmosphere gradually warms to a certain altitude, then it gradually

cools the farther it is from Earth¡¯s surface.

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Explain why you agree.

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Inquiry Lab

Julia: I think the farther the atmosphere is from Earth¡¯s surface, the warmer it is.

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Chapter 4

The Practice of Science

The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge

The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models

Earth Structures

Earth Systems and Patterns

THINK

ABOUT

IT!

How does Earth¡¯s

atmosphere affect life

on Earth?

Before You Read

Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about Earth¡¯s atmosphere. Record your

thoughts in the first column. Pair with a partner, and discuss his or her thoughts. Write those

thoughts in the second column. Then record what you both would like to share with the class

in the third column.

Think

Pair

Share

Inquiry Lab

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

atmosphere

water vapor

troposphere

stratosphere

ozone layer

ionosphere

radiation

conduction

convection

stability

temperature inversion

wind

trade winds

westerlies

polar easterlies

jet stream

sea breeze

land breeze

air pollution

acid precipitation

photochemical smog

particulate matter

ACADEMIC

REVIEW

Study Guide

process

Chapter Review

liquid

Benchmark Practice

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Note-taking

Chapter Vocabulary

Earth¡¯s Atmosphere

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Lesson 1 Describing Earth¡¯s Atmosphere

LA.6.2.2.3, SC.6.E.7.9, SC.6.N.1.4, SC.6.N.2.1

Skim or scan the heading, boldfaced words, and pictures in the lesson. Identify or predict three facts

you will learn from the lesson. Discuss your thoughts with a classmate.

Importance of Earth¡¯s

Atmosphere

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Define atmosphere, and identify four things the atmosphere

does for Earth.

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Atmosphere:

1.

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2.

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3.

4.

Study Guide

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Write the number of each event on the time line to describe

how Earth¡¯s atmosphere changed over time.

.

1. Photosynthetic organisms remove carbon dioxide from

the air and release oxygen.

2. Water vapor cools and condenses. Rain falls, evaporates,

and eventually accumulates in oceans.

Chapter Review

3. Atmosphere contains present levels of carbon dioxide,

oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases.

4. Atmosphere is mainly water vapor with a little carbon

Benchmark Practice

dioxide and nitrogen.

Early

atmosphere

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Present

time

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Origins of Earth¡¯s

Atmosphere

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Composition of the

Atmosphere

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Assess information about the atmosphere. Read each

.

statement below. If the statement is true, write true on the line. If

the statement is false, write false on the line and rewrite the

underlined portion so that it is true.

Earth¡¯s atmosphere is mostly made of visible gases, including

nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.

Solid and liquid particles are also present in the atmosphere.

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Identify the gases that make up Earth¡¯s atmosphere.

Percent

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Gases in the Atmosphere

Gas

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1

a.

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c.

d.

I found this on page

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Identify solid and liquid particles in the atmosphere.

Study Guide

Particles in the Atmosphere

Solids

Liquids

a.

a.

b.

b.

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c.

d.

Benchmark Practice

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b.

c.

e.

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Layers of the

Atmosphere

Describe the layers of the atmosphere. First, list the layers

in order from the surface to space. Identify the height of each layer.

Then describe each layer.

Layers of the Atmosphere

Layer and

Height above

Earth¡¯s Surface

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Description

.

above 500 km

.

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Thermosphere

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Inquiry Lab

.

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Stratosphere

from the surface

to a height of

8¨C15 km

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Distinguish ozone from oxygen.

Ozone

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Chapter Review

Study Guide

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Oxygen

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extends from

about 50 km to

about 85 km

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