ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE CLIMATEBlock 4 – Lesson 2
What do you think is happening with the weather in this picture?
What do you think is happening with the weather in this picture?
a) It is a hurricane.b) It is a tornado.c) It is a snowstorm.d) It is an electrical storm.
What do you think is happening with the weather in this picture?
a) It is a hurricane.b) It is a tornado.c) It is a snowstorm.d) It is an electrical storm.
The atmosphere is the gaseous layer that covers the Earth. It is made up of layers with specific functions according to their temperature, height, composition and other characteristics.
The troposphere is the lowest layer. It is in contact with the Earth’s surface. It contains 90% of all the atmospheric gases and almost all the water vapor.
It is 7km thick at the poles and 16km thick at the tropics.
All atmospheric phenomena is generated in this area and it is here where life on Earth takes place.
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere, where the thin ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It is around 50km thick .
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere, where the thin ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It is around 50km thick .
What is Ozone?
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere, where the thin ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It is around 50km thick .
What is Ozone?
Ozone (O3) is an inorganic molecule. Its odor is sharp, similar to chlorine. It can damage respiratory tissues in animals if breathed directly.
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere, where the thin ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It is around 50km thick .
What is Ozone?
Ozone (O3) is an inorganic molecule. Its odor is sharp, similar to chlorine. It can damage respiratory tissues in animals if breathed directly.
What is ultraviolet radiation?
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere, where the thin ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
It is around 50km thick .
What is Ozone?
Ozone (O3) is an inorganic molecule. Its odor is sharp, similar to chlorine. It can damage respiratory tissues in animals if breathed directly.
What is ultraviolet radiation?
Ultraviolet radiation (also known as UV radiation or ultraviolet rays) is a form of energy traveling through space. Without the ozone layer, the UV radiation would kill life on Earth.
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
It is the shock wave (sound) that occurs
when lightning heats the air
suddenly.
Thunder
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
Thunder
They are events that generate lightning
and thunder.
Electrical StormsIt is the shock wave (sound) that occurs
when lightning heats the air
suddenly.
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
Thunder
They are events that generate lightning
and thunder.
Electrical Storms
It is the force the air has on the Earth’s surface thanks to
gravity.
Atmospheric Pressure
It is the shock wave (sound) that occurs
when lightning heats the air
suddenly.
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
Thunder
They are events that generate lightning
and thunder.
Electrical Storms
It is the force the air has on the Earth’s surface thanks to
gravity.
Atmospheric Pressure
Wind happens when a mass of air is heated and rises.
When the air cools down, it drops down and moves.
Wind
It is the shock wave (sound) that occurs
when lightning heats the air
suddenly.
Physical events associated with the atmosphere.
Atmospheric phenomena
A flash of electricity in the clouds. It
occurs between the ground and the sky. It is very dangerous
Lightning
Thunder
They are events that generate lightning
and thunder.
Electrical Storms
It is the force the air has on the Earth’s surface thanks to
gravity.
Atmospheric Pressure
Wind happens when a mass of air is heated and rises.
When the air cools down, it drops down and moves.
Wind
It is the amount of water vapor that air contains.
Atmospheric
Humidity
It is the shock wave (sound) that occurs
when lightning heats the air
suddenly.