Atmosphere“Vapor Ball”

Layers of the Atmosphere

Troposphere “Changing Ball”

Weather occurs (water cycle)

Clouds are formed (water vapor and dust)

Storms

Friction of air and surface of Earth

Convection (maintains earths temperature so life can survive)

75% of atmosphere

Layers of the Atmosphere

Stratosphere “Layer Ball”

Weather balloons

Commercial Jets fly at bottom of layer

Special lightning called “blue jets”

Ozone protects planet (absorbs heat from sun)

No wind, No clouds, No water vapor

Layers of the Atmosphere

Mesosphere “Middle Ball”

Meteors

Special lightning called sprites

We know very little: no jets, no balloons, no satellites

Layers of the Atmosphere

Thermosphere “Heat ball”

Considered to be outer space

International Space Station

Aurora (northern and southern lights)

Temperature and Pressure in the different layers

Temperatures in the layers of the Atmosphere

Pressure in the layers of the Atmosphere