Chapter 15 - The Atmosphere |
Learning Targets:
- I can describe the composition and layers of Earth's atmosphere
- I can state how the atmosphere is important to living things
- I can identify some properties of air
- I can explain how increasing altitude affects air pressure and density
- I can identify the four main layers of the atmosphere
- I can describe the characteristics of each of Earth's atmospheric layers
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Chapter 15-3 NotesThese notes were given in class with more visual content. This is the basic outline of information that will be required understanding for the test/quiz. If you missed the in class lecture, please download the handout below and complete it as you view the notes.
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Earth's AtmosphereA First Look: Air Cochran, 1999 . Full Video.
Discovery Education. Web. 5 October 2012. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>. |
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Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye:
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Assignment:Take a moment to think about how the weather affects you in your daily life. From the home page of our class website, please find and click on the Meteorology Videos page. With your earbuds plugged into the computer, please view the “Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye - Troposphere and Stratosphere” video segment. Complete the following assignment upon completion of the video:
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