Strategic Intervention Material in Earth Science

SY: 2013-2014

ATMOSPHERE

Leader: Ledesma, Christian

Members:
Allanigue, Gabrielle
Gonzales. Lance Joy
Jacob, Jastin
Marasigan, Damiel Luther
Pancho, Jaira
Senillo,Christina
Tupay , Kenneth
THE ATMOSPHERE

When you lookup in the

sky you will see a vast space
which is a thousand miles
farther from you. It is
what we all call the atmos-
phere.
In this Strategic Inter-
vention Material you will
know details about the
EARTHs ATMOSPHERE.
Have fun while reading
and learning!
THE ATMOSPHERE

This Strategic Inter-

vention Material (SIM) helps
you to know about:
What is a atmosphere?

What are the parts of

the atmosphere?

The atmospheres im-

portance
THE ATMOSPHERE
ORIGIN OF
THE WORD
ATMOS-
PHRE

It is from the
Atmosphere is the mixture of gases surround- Greek word,
ing a celestial body with sufficient gravity to main-
:
tain it. Although some details about the atmos-
pheres of other planets and satellites are known, atmos, meaning
only the earth's atmosphere has been well studied,
the science of which it is concerned called meteor-
'vapor' and
ology. sphera, meaning
'globe.'

The
atmosphere
is composed
of several
gases this
pie chart is a
summary of
the
component
s of the
EARTHs
THE ATMOSPHERE

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

TROPOSPHERE extends between 9 km
at the poles and 17 km at the equator. This
lower part of the atmosphere is responsible
for our weather.
STRATOSPHERE it extends up to 50 km
above the earths surface. It is where the
ozone layer is located and it is a place where
most aerial vehicle flies to avoid weather
disturbances on the troposphere,
MESOSPHEREextends from the top of
the stratosphere to about 80 km, The tem-
perature here will drop at the top of it may-
be lower than 75c .
THERMOSPHEREranges from 80 km to
about 400 km above t earth. In this layer
temperature increase rapidly with altitude.
Satellites orbits the earth at this height.
THE ATMOSPHERE

IMPORTANCE OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere protects earth's life
forms from harmful radiation and cos-
mic debris such as the meteors.
It also protects humans from the
harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun
through the ozone layer.
Influences the weather that is con-
sists of the day-to-day fluctuations of
environmental variables and includes
the motion of wind and formation of
weather systems such as hurricanes.
THE ATMOSPHERE
DIREC-
TIONS:
Choose the
letter of
the cor-
A mixture of gases that surrounds the
1.
rect an-
Earth.
swer.
A. Lithosphere B. Biosphere C. Atmosphere
2. It is where the ozone layer is located.
A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Tropo-
sphere
3. Protects us from Ultraviolet rays of the
sun.
A. Ozone gas B. Ozone layer C. sky
4. The science in which the atmosphere is
concerned.
A. Meteorology B. Palaeontology c. Atmos-
pherilogy
5. The atmosphere protects earth's life
forms from harmful cosmic debris such as
the ______.
A. Meteors B. Landslide C. Earthquake
 THE ATMOSPHERE
DIREC-
TIONS:
Arrange
the jum-
bled let-
ters inside
strophereop ______________________ the globes
to form
words.

sphatrsotere
______________________

pheeresoms
______________________

______________________
sprsomhthere
THE ATMOSPHERE
DIREC-
TIONS:
Find these
words:
ATMOSPHERE
OXYGEN
OZONE LAYER
VAPOR
AT MO S P H E R E CARBON
NITROGEN
L B T Z M A R A S I
E S U O X Y G E N S
D E P N Y O G D I E
E L A E O O C C T N
S A Y L R O A F R I
M Z V A P O R R O L
A N S Y G T B Q G L
R O Z E E G O F E U
F G T R M WN H N O
 THE ATMOSPHERE
Mate
rials

Directions Compass
Draw a circle on the orange paper that has a radius of 2 cm and Four colors of
a diameter of 4 cm.
blue construc-
Cut out the circle and draw an equator across the middle of the
tion paper
circle.
Label the orange circle Earth and put an N at the top and S at Orange con-
the bottom to show the poles. struction pa-
Draw an oval on the lightest blue paper with your compass. The per
widest part of the oval should have a radius of 4 cm. The nar-
rowest part 3 cm. Scissors
Trim the oval so the diameter is 8 cm around the equator and 6 Glue
cm at the poles.
Label the oval the Troposphere. The diameter of the oval varies
Metric ruler
between 6 cm and 8 cm. Black felt pen
Take the next piece of paper and create a larger circle with a
radius of 6 cm.
Cut out the circle and label it Stratosphere. The diameter of
this circle is 12 cm.
The final circle should have a radius of 8.2 cm.
Cut out the circle and label it Mesosphere. The diameter of this
circle is 16.4 cm.
Label the last square of blue paper Thermosphere.
Glue each of the circles one on top of the other to make the
layers of the atmosphere.
THE ATMOSPHERE
http://
www.english-
online.at/
geography/
atmosphere/
layers-of-the-
atmosphere.htm

http://
diction-
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ATMOSPHERE?
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http://www.kids
-earth-
science.com/
elementary-
science-
activities.html
THE ATMOSPHERE

ACTIVITY CARD

ASSESSMENT CARD
1.C
2.B
3.B
4.A
5.A
 THE ATMOSPHERE

ENRICHMENT CARD
A T M O S P H E R E
L B T Z M A R A S I
E S U O X Y G E N S
D E P N Y O G D I E
E L A E O O C C T N
S A Y L R O A F R I
M Z V A P O R R O L
A N S Y G T B Q G L
R O Z E E G O F E U
F G T R M W N H N O

TROPOSPHERE

STRATOSPHERE

ENRICHMENT CARD MESOSPHERE

THERMOSPHERE