Grab Bag
Energy
Gathering Weather Data
Gases
Layers
100
This is the study of atmospheric phenomenon
What is meterology
100

What are the 3 forms of heat transfer

What is Radiation, Conduction, and Convection

100
This is the most common weather instrument
What is a thermometer
100

This is most abundant gas in the atmosphere 

What is Nitrogen

100

What layer does all of the weather happen

What is the troposphere

200
This is the current state of the atmosphere
What is weather
200

What is the Earth's ideal balanced heat budget number

What is 255 K

200
This weather instrument uses mercury to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200

The Ozone layer hole was located over this continent 

What is Antarctica 

200

What layer is the Ozone layer located in

What is the stratosphere

300

This is the average weather conditions for a long period of time

What is climate

300

The amount of heat energy required to bring about change in temperature in a substance is called this 

What is latent heat

300
This device measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
300

This is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere

What is 21%

300

Is the Mesosphere a stable or unstable layer of the atmosphere

What is unstable

400
This is a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time
What is a station model
400

When sunlight isn't absorbed, it is ________?

What is reflected

400
At the moment, this is the instrument of choice for gathering upper-level data, and is borne aloft using a weather balloon
What is a radiosonde
400

This is the most abundant greenhouse gas

What is Water Vapor

400

Approximately how thick is the Troposphere? 

What is 11-15 Km

500
This term refers to a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms
What is an air mass
500

Earth emits radiation with greatest intensity at this wavelength  

What is IR

500
This is the device used to measure relative humidity
What is a hygrometer
500

Why isn't it possible for humans to breathe stratospheric air

What is elevation (answers will vary)

500

The northern lights happen in this layer of the atmosphere

What is the thermosphere.

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