Atmospheric Layers - Page 3

Questions
  • What type of cloud is thin, high altitude and rarely produces rain?
  • At what point in the atmosphere does the temperature reach its coldest point?
  • Is hydrogen more or less dense than air?
  • Atmospheric oxygen is denoted by what symbol?
  • What are the two most common gases in the atmosphere?
  • What is the relationship between altitude and density of air?
  • Almost all of the water and carbon dioxide is in which part of the atmosphere?
  • The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. How does temperature change with altitude in the troposphere?
  • How many layers of the earth are there?
  • What are high altitude clouds?
  • What molecule located in the stratosphere that protects humans and animals on earth from most of the suns ultraviolet radiation?
  • From which of the Earth's layers do scientists collect samples?
  • What is the actual temperature of the air at an altitude of 30 kilometers?
  • In which layer is the pressure the highest?
  • The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere? A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Thermosphere
  • Most of the nitrogen in the atmosphere is found in what form?
  • What mountain range separates Chile and Argentina?
  • In which layer of atmosphere is temperature increasing with increasing altitude?
  • What are the three main purposes of our atmosphere?
  • What happens to air temperature as altitude increases? And why?