The upper part of the thermosphere is called the __________.
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The _________________ is the layer of the atmosphere that help in radio transmission.
The rate at which the temperature drops in the ____________ is 1°C per 165 metres.
Along with carbon dioxide and methane, ___________ is a potent greenhouse gas.
______ per cent of the atmosphere is made of nitrogen.
Communication satellites orbit in thermosphere
The stratosphere extends from the top of the troposphere up to 80 km above the surface of the earth.
The temperature drops at the rate of 1°C per 185 metres in the atmosphere.
The stratosphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
The earth’s atmosphere contains 99 per cent oxygen, which is essential for life.
This is a picture of a supersonic aircraft.
This layer of the atmosphere is also known to protect living beings from the harmful rays of the sun. How?
This layer of the atmosphere is also known to protect living beings from the harmful rays of the sun. How?
This is a picture of a supersonic aircraft.
In which layer of the atmosphere does this airplane normally fly?
In which layer of the atmosphere does this airplane normally fly?
In your notebooks, draw a diagram showing the layers of the atmosphere. Mark clearly the ozone layer, the height at which a jet plane can fly and also the height up to which birds can fly.
Why is the thermosphere important?
What is ozone? What is the ozone layer? How is the presence of ozone layer essential to preserve life on earth?
What is the troposphere?
What would happen to the earth if the atmosphere disappeared?
Discuss the importance of the different layers of the atmosphere?
Explain the significance of the earth’s atmosphere.
State any three characteristics of the mesosphere.
State any three characteristics of the stratosphere
We often leave the lights switched on and fans running when we are not in the room. We switch on the air-conditioning even though we don’t really need it. We insist on being dropped to school in the car every day. Thus, we waste valuable energy which is generally produced by burning coal and petroleum. As you know, the burning of these fuels release gases that pollute the atmosphere.
Make a list of the similar things that we do without realizing that we are destroying the environment. Think of the ways that we can behave differently.
Make a list of the similar things that we do without realizing that we are destroying the environment. Think of the ways that we can behave differently.
Write briefly about the layers of the atmosphere
What is the difference between the troposphere and the tropopause?
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Troposphere | (i) | Ozone |
| 2. | Stratosphere | (ii) | Ions |
| 3. | Thermosphere | (iii) | Outer Space |
| 4. | Exosphere | (iv) | Lowest Temperature |
| (v) | Densest Layer of atmosphere |
This layer of the atmosphere has the lowest temperature.
The rate at which the temperature drops in the troposphere is called
This gas protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation.
21 per cent of the atmosphere is composed of
This per cent of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen.
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