Imagine…..

Imagine…..



Think of yourself on

Think of yourself on

the bottom of the

the bottom of the

ocean.

ocean.



What is surrounding

What is surrounding

you?

you?



Pretty heavy, eh

Pretty heavy, eh



The same is with the

The same is with the

atmosphere – it

atmosphere – it

surrounds like the

surrounds like the

ocean, yes it is heavy

ocean, yes it is heavy

but we are use to it.

but we are use to it.

 

                         

 

                         

Not only does the Earth have a complex
atmosphere, but that atmosphere has complicated
motion and nontrivial behavior. We Earthlings call
this weather in the short term and climate over the
longer term. The following images illustrate some
of the complex patterns that develop in Earth's
atmosphere.

The Troposphere

The Troposphere



The

The

troposphere

troposphere

is

is

where all weather

where all weather

takes place

takes place



it is the region of

it is the region of

rising and falling

rising and falling

packets of air.

packets of air.



It also contains

It also contains

the winds

the winds

The Stratosphere and

The Stratosphere and

Ozone Layer

Ozone Layer



Above the

Above the

troposphere is the

troposphere is the

stratosphere

stratosphere

,

,



The thin ozone layer

The thin ozone layer

is in the upper

is in the upper

stratosphere

stratosphere



This layer (ozone) is

This layer (ozone) is

primarily

primarily

responsible for

responsible for

absorbing the

absorbing the

ultraviolet radiation

ultraviolet radiation

from the Sun. Earth.

from the Sun. Earth.

The Mesosphere

The Mesosphere



Above the stratosphere

Above the stratosphere

is the mesosphere

is the mesosphere



This is where we see

This is where we see

"falling stars," meteors

"falling stars," meteors

that fall to the earth and

that fall to the earth and

burn up in the

burn up in the

atmosphere. At certain

atmosphere. At certain

times of the year, we can

times of the year, we can

see many of these

see many of these

"falling stars" when the

"falling stars" when the

earth goes through the

earth goes through the

pieces of a broken

pieces of a broken

comet.

comet.

The

The

Ionosphere

Ionosphere



Also called

Also called

thermosphere

thermosphere



many atoms are ionized

many atoms are ionized

(have gained or lost

(have gained or lost

electrons so they have a

electrons so they have a

net electrical charge).

net electrical charge).



The ionosphere is

The ionosphere is

responsible for absorbing

responsible for absorbing

the most energetic

the most energetic

photons from the Sun, and

photons from the Sun, and

for reflecting radio waves,

for reflecting radio waves,

thereby making long-

thereby making long-

distance radio

distance radio

communication possible.

communication possible.

What is Temperature?

What is Temperature?



The real definition

The real definition

of temperature is

of temperature is

the measure of the

the measure of the

average speed of

average speed of

air molecules

air molecules



That means the

That means the

more energy

more energy

something gives off

something gives off

the hotter it will be

the hotter it will be

Degrees Fahrenheit (° F)

Degrees Fahrenheit (° F)



In 1724 that

In 1724 that

Gabriel

Gabriel

Fahrenheit, an

Fahrenheit, an

instrument maker,

instrument maker,

made a

made a

thermometer with

thermometer with

mercury.

mercury.



212 boiling point

212 boiling point



32 freezing point

32 freezing point

Degrees Celsius (° C)

Degrees Celsius (° C)



In 1745, Carolus

In 1745, Carolus

Linnaeus invented

Linnaeus invented

a scale in which

a scale in which



0 is freezing point

0 is freezing point



100 boiling point

100 boiling point

Aneroid Barometer

Aneroid Barometer



Inside tube is a

Inside tube is a

container that doesn’t

container that doesn’t

have any air in it.

have any air in it.



Increase of pressure –

Increase of pressure –

container bends in

container bends in



Decrease of pressure

Decrease of pressure

container bulges out

container bulges out



This container is

This container is

connected to a pointer

connected to a pointer

that records the atms

that records the atms

pressure on a graph

pressure on a graph

Mercury Barometer

Mercury Barometer



Measures atmospheric

Measures atmospheric

pressure

pressure



Atmosphere pressure

Atmosphere pressure

presses on mercury in

presses on mercury in

the bottom which

the bottom which

makes mercury rise

makes mercury rise

up the barometer.

up the barometer.



The greater the

The greater the

pressure the the

pressure the the

higher the mercury

higher the mercury

rises

rises