ACTIVITY

1. SECCIÓN EUROPEA
SECCIÓN EUROPEA I.E.S. “CAÑADA REAL” ( VALMOJADO )
NATURAL SCIENCES UNIT 8: THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE WORKSHEET 2
1. Complete the following sentences:
a) The atmosphere is a ...................... .......................which surrounds a planet.
b) In the Atmosphere of the ........................ we can find ....................layers.
c) The Ozonosphere is located in ...........................................................
d) The ........................................... ........................................ take place in the Troposphere.
e) The primitive atmosphere emerged by the ...................... released by .............................
f) Today, the atmosphere contains ..................................., oxygen and other gases such as .................. .........
2. Complete the following chart:
Atmospheric variable Meteorological
instrument
Thermometer
Pressure
Direction of wind
Hygrograph
Wind speed
Rain gauge
3. Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:
a) Weather
b) Dew
c) Depression
d) Frost
e) Climate
f) Cloud
g) Hailstones
 The average of atmospheric variables in a region over longer periods of
time.
 Water condensed in drops over cool surface of objects.
 Ice water over cool surface of objects.
 Visible drops or frozen crystals suspended in the air.
 The set of the atmospheric phenomena in a place at a given time.
 Unstable weather conditions.
 Balls of compact ice which fall from stormy clouds.
4. Define the following concepts in one or two lines:
Precipitation
Anticyclone
Snow
Meteorology
5. Complete the following chart:
Environmental impact Polluting substances Effect on living organisms
Global Warming
Industrial gases Kill plants
Pollution Damage people’s health
CFCs No filters to dangerous radiation