The Earth's Atmosphere

Introduction

In this WebQuest you're going learn about Earth's atmosphere and the relationships between the layers. 

Task

Your task is to learn about the relationships between the layers of Earth's atmosphere and to complete a series of questions about their relationships.

Process

The first thing you're going to do is learn about each layer using the links below copy and paste it into your seach bar.

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/atmosphere-layers2.h…

The second thing you're going to do is answer the following questions about the relationships between the layers of the atmosphere using the following links. Write the answers on a piece of paper.

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/troposphere.html

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/stratosphere.html

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/mesosphere.html

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/thermosphere.html

  1.  What is the boundary between the top of the troposphere and the bottom of the stratosphere called? What factors determine the height of ths boundary?
  2.  What is the boundary between the stratosphere and mesosphere called? How does latitude and the seasons affect this boundary.
  3.  What is the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere called?
  4.  What is the boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere called?

Evaluation

When you've finished the questions turn them in and you're done!