AURORA NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Science 7
Quarter 4:
Week 3
Ma'am Carla Melissa G. Baldonade
Quick Review
WHEEL OF
QUESTIONS
Where do I belong?
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Where do I belong?
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 Most Essential
Learning Competency

DISCUSS HOW ENERGY FROM THE

SUN INTERACTS WITH THE LAYERS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
(S7ES-IVD-5)
 PRE-TEST
GO TO THIS LINK TO ACCESS YOUR PRETEST:

https://tinyurl.com/Q4W3Pretest
The Atmosphere
Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the
atmosphere, and this protects the planet and
enables life to exist.
What are the 2 most abundant gases in the
atmosphere?
The Atmosphere
Air is made up mostly nitrogen (78 %) and oxygen (21 %)
gases.
Nitrogen is the most abundant gas and is essential for all
living things to grow.
Oxygen on the other hand is necessary for humans and
animals for survival, and this gas is given off by the plants as
one of the by-products during photosynthesis.
Other gases are called "trace gases" (carbon dioxide, water
vapor etc)
What is the basis
dividing the
atmosphere into
several layers?
 Activity
Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow.
 Activity
Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow.
Q1. What are the five layers of
the atmosphere?

Q2. In which layer is

temperature increasing with
increasing altitude?

Q3. In which layer is

temperature decreasing with
increasing altitude?
 Activity
Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow.
Q4. Based on the graph,
can you generalize that
the higher the layer of
the atmosphere (that is
closer to the Sun), the
hotter the temperature?
Why or why
not?
The temperature profile of the
atmosphere is the basis for
dividing the
atmosphere into several
layers: (1) troposphere, (2)
stratosphere, (3) mesosphere, (4)
thermosphere, and the (5)
exosphere.
 The troposphere starts at the Earth’s
surface and extends 8 km to 14.5 km high.

Because of gravity’s pull, about 75 % of the gases in the

atmosphere can be found in this layer.

As altitude increases, the temperature in the

troposphere decreases.

Almost all weather changes and patterns happen in this

layer.
TROPOSPHERE
 The stratosphere is the layer of air that starts just
above the troposphere and extends to about 50 km.

In thislayer, temperature increases as the altitude

increases. This is due to the ozone layer that is found in
the stratosphere.

The ozone layer absorbs much of the sun’s harmful

radiation that would otherwise be dangerous to plant
and animal life.
STRATOSPHERE
 The layer between 50 km and 80 km above the Earth’s
surface is called the mesosphere which is the third layer of
the atmosphere.

In this layer, temperature decreases as altitude increases.

It has no gases which canabsorb UV rays from the sun.

The mesosphere is characterized as a very cold layer with

an average of temperature of -90 ℃. This thin layer of air
adds friction to meteoroids which becomes meteors
producing a burning tail and seen as
MESOSPHERE shooting stars.
 The thermosphere is between 80km and 110 km above the Earth

“Thermo” means heat. The temperature of this gas layer can go beyond 1000 ℃

A layer in the thermosphere, called ionosphere, is made of gas particles charged

by solar energy. Ionosphere bounces off radio waves from different parts of the
world.

Also, a remarkable feature that is happening in the ionosphere is the occurrence

of auroras. An Aurora is a display of glows in the
night sky within the polar areas..
THERMOSPHERE
 The exosphere is the outermost layer of the
atmosphere. “Exo” means outside. It is more than 700
km, maybe up to 10 000 km from the surface of Earth
with no clear boundary.

This layer continues into the outer space where gas can
easily move to due to weak gravitational pulls. Due to its
nature, the air here is very thin.

EXOSPHERE
Does earth need the atmosphere
to keep life possible?

How does the atmosphere make

it possible for life to exist on
earth?
WHAT IS A GREENHOUSE FOR?
Why is atmosphere compared to a greenhouse?
Earth's
Atmosphere is
like a greenhouse
. Like the glass in a greenhouse, the trace gases
have a similar effect on the Sun’s rays. They allow
sunlight to pass through, resulting in the warming
up of the Earth’s surface. But they absorb the
infrared radiation coming from the Earth’s
surface, keeping the Earth’s temperature
suitable for life on Earth.
What are
greenhouse
gases?
A GREENHOUSE GAS IS A GAS
THAT ABSORBS AND EMITS
RADIANT ENERGY WITHIN THE
THERMAL INFRARED RANGE,
CAUSING THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT.
The greenhouse effect is the Earth’s
natural process of warming itself.

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth

would be very cold, too cold for
living things, especially at night.

 Is the Earth getting warmer?

How is the temperature of the earth

different from what it was before?

 Activity
Study the graph and see how temperature of the earth changes throughout time.
 Activity
§What do you think are the contributors of this increase?
 LET'S HAVE A POLL
Which do you think is Which country is the
the greatest greatest contributor
contributor of of greenhouse
greenhouse gases? gases?
EVEN THOUGH THE PHILIPPINES IN NOT A MAJOR
CONTRIBUTOR OF EMISSIONS, WE STILL HAVE A
ROLE TO MINIMIZE OUR GREENHOUSE EMISSION.
AS A STUDENT AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER, WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO MINIMIZE GHG EMISSIONS?
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
 ACTIVITY
READ THE STATEMENTS GIVEN BELOW. WRITE YES IF IT IS CORRECT AND NO IF IT IS NOT CORRECT
1. Is earth warmed by the sun’s heat?
2. Is carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas?
3. Do greenhouse gases trap the sun’s heat?
4. Is the earth cooled down by the greenhouse effect?
5. Is the temperature in the Philippines going to be cooler with global warming?
6. Has the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere decreased since the industrial
revolution?
7. Is saving energy a good way to help reduce the effect of global warming?
8. Can planting trees help reduce the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere?
9. Does man contribute to the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
10. Can we help in slowing down the effects of global warming?
 YOUR TASK
MAKE A CREATIVE OUTPUT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION:
“HOW TO SAVE EARTH FROM RAPID GLOBAL WARMING?”

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO MAKE A POEM, SLOGAN, POSTER,

COLLAGE, SONG OR ANYTHING THAT WILL SHOW THEIR ANSWER.

15-MINUTE
BREAK
What is air? How can
you say that there
is a “presence” of
air?

Air is everywhere.
It takes up space
and we can feel it
when wind blows.
 Most Essential
Learning Competency

ACCOUNT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF LAND AND

SEA BREEZES, MONSOONS, AND INTERTROPICAL
CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) (S7ES-IVF-7)

How do warm air and

cold air behave?
DEMONSTRATION
 Questions
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE AIR WHEN IT IS
HEATED?

WHY DOES IT BEHAVE THAT WAY?

 Behavior of Air WHY DOES WARM AIR
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AIR RISE?
IS HEATED?

The activity shows that heated When air is heated, its molecules gain enough
energy to move around faster and spread out.
or warm air rises or tends to When a mass of air takes up more space, it
move upward. becomes less dense than the surrounding air
molecules. Hence, warm air rises above the cold
and denser air below it.

Is surrounding air
affected by warm
air?
 Effect to
surrounding air
IT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE PLACE WHERE
WARM AIR IS RISING. THIS IS THE OTHER
CONCEPT THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: AIR
MOVES TOWARD THE PLACE WHERE WARM
AIR IS RISING.
 Questions
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE FEEL THE WIND? WHERE
IS IT GOING?

IF WARM AIR RISES, WHY IS IT HOT IN THE MOUNTAINS?

WHY IS IT HOTTER ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A HOUSE?

Have you heard of
the Super typhoon
Yoland (Haiyan)?
VIDEO PRESENTATION
What makes this
typhoon so
destructive?
 What heats up
faster: sand or
water?
RECALL YOUR EXPERIENCE WHEN
YOU GO TO THE BEACH OR RIVER.
Sand heats up faster
than water.
Sand also cools
down faster than
water
Land breeze vs Sea
breeze
When land surfaces are exposed to the
Sun during the day, they heat up faster
than bodies of water. At night, when the
Sun has set, the land loses heat faster
than bodies of water. How does this affect
the air in the surroundings?
What are
monsoons?
Monsoons are wind systems. But
these winds usually bring
abundant rainfall to the country
and this is probably the reason
why they have been mistaken for
rains. In Filipino, the monsoons are
called amihan or habagat,
depending on where the winds
come from.
 Wind moves from
high pressure area
to low pressure area
 Why does the
Philippines
experience these
wind systems?
Intertropical
Convergence
Zone (ITCZ)
Air from north of the equator and air
from south of the equator will move
toward the place where warm air is
rising. Thus, the intertropical
convergence zone is the place where
winds in the tropics meet or converge.
Monsoon and ITCZ
Video
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
What to do (FOR ODL):
Due today
Answer Quiz 3
Submit PETA 2 (Given last week)
Due next week
Accomplish: "How to save earth from rapid global
warming?" creative output
Answer Summative 2