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    Name: _______________________ Date: _____________ Class period: ________

    Student WorksheetLesson: Temperature and the Earth's


    Atmosphere

    Directions: After reading the background information on the Windows to the


    Universe web site, complete data table #1.

    Data Table #1
    Atmospheric Based on the background information, list important
    Layer characteristics of each layer.

    The Troposphere starts at the earths surface and goes 7-20 Km

    Troposphere up. Most of the mass(75-80%) of the atmosphere is in the


    troposphere. Higher up the object goes the colder the tempature.
    Air pressure and the density of the air are also high Altitudes.

    Stratosphere

    Mesosphere

    Thermosphere
    Ionosphere

    Exosphere

    Directions: Refer to the graph, “The Average Temperature Profile of the Earth’s
    Atmosphere” found on Windows to the Universe, and complete the data tables.

    Data Table #2
    Atmospheric Exists between which Thickness (km) Maximum
    Layer altitudes (km) (Hint: subtract) Temperature (°C)
    Troposphere
    Stratosphere
    Mesosphere
    Thermosphere
    Ionosphere
    Exosphere

    Directions: Study and analyze the graph, “The Average Temperature Profile of the
    Earth’s Atmosphere” as you complete Table 3:

    Data Table #3
    Describe what happens to the temperature as altitude increases.
    Atmospheric
    Be sure to note specific altitudes where abrupt changes occur
    Layer
    and how each layer is heated.

    Troposphere

    Stratosphere
    Mesosphere

    Thermosphere

    Ionosphere

    Exosphere

    Analysis Questions:

    1. Study the graph, "The Average Temperature Profile of the Earth's


    Atmosphere". Does information there help you to explain why scientists
    decided where one layer of atmosphere ended and the next one began?
    Explain your answer.

    2. What important layer exists within the stratosphere? ____________________


    3. What is the importance of this layer within the stratosphere?

    4. After reviewing the effects of both “good” and “bad” ozone, how do you think
    our lives would be different if the “good” ozone were destroyed?

    5. What important layer exists within the thermosphere? ___________________


    6. What is the importance of this layer within the thermosphere?
    7. After reading the section, “Regions of the Ionosphere”, summarize the
    differences between the D, E, and F layers. Be sure to pay close attention to
    which wavelengths of sunlight are absorbed and which wavelengths are
    reflected.
    8.

    Ionospheric Layer Characteristics

    8. If the ionosphere did not exist, what do you think might be some possible
    consequences to humans? Think about which wavelengths the ionosphere
    blocks and what would happen if these wavelengths were allowed through the
    atmosphere to the Earth’s surface.

    9. Read the section, "The Sun's Effect on the Ionosphere". How does an
    increase in solar activity affect the ionosphere? Why do you think this affect
    on the ionosphere is observed on the dayside and not the night side of the
    Earth?

    10. What is photoionization?


    Extension Questions:

    1. Give a possible explanation as to why the density of the ionosphere is greater


    at low latitudes (30°S to 30°N) than at high latitudes (polar regions). (HINT:
    Think about the effect of the Sun on the ionosphere and where on the Earth
    the most direct rays of sunlight are received.)

    2. The density of the atmosphere decreases as altitude increases. Give a


    possible explanation for this relationship.

    3. Give a possible explanation as to why the density of the ionosphere increases


    during the day or during higher solar activity. (HINT: Think about when the
    Sun’s effect reaches a maximum during the day and what happens during
    solar flares.)

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