Layers of the Atmosphere
The thinnest and outermost layer of the atmosphere
exosphere
This type of heat transfer happens when the ground warms the air touching it.
conduction
Short term daily atmospheric patterns over a small region
What is weather?
What has keys but can't open doors?
piano
78% of Earth's Atmosphere
Nitrogen
describe a high pressure system
clear and fair weather
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere is in which season?
Summer
A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?
They weren’t. Survivors don’t need to be buried.
layer of the Earth where most weather occurs
Troposphere
This is the boundary where two air masses meet.
front
What do greenhouse gases do (in the Earth’s atmosphere)?
Trap heat
Spelled forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backward I’m something you hate. What am I?
live
Reason all the gasses on the Earth don't float away
gravity
Warm air rises and cool air sinks, creating this “engine” of weather.
convection
atmospheric heating of Earth’s climate observed since the pre-industrial era (1850-1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning.
Global warming
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
a teapot
important layer found in the stratosphere and its purpose
ozone layer; protects us from the sun
These massive bodies of air have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
air masses
Name 1 piece of evidence of climate change
Global land and ocean temperature increases
Sea level rise
Sea ice loss
Ocean acidification
More severe and frequent weather
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
List the order of the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest
troposphere --> stratosphere --> mesosphere --> thermosphere --> exosphere
This type of front happens when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
cold front
Name 1 negative effect of glacial melting
Sea levels rise
shoreline erosion
Coastal flooding
What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?
a river
when a warm air mass slowly overtake a cold air mass causing showers
warm front
This tool is used to measure air pressure.
barometer
What is the albedo effect?
the ability of surfaces (like ice) to reflect light
I have 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach. What am I?
a deck of cards