Vocabulary
Layers of Atmosphere
Why* What* Where*
Math and Numbers
Temp/Ozone/Energy
100
The mass of air surrounding a planet.
What is Atmosphere?
100
The lower layer of earth's atmosphere, which exists from ground level to roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) above sea level.
What is Homosphere?
100
Known as Northern lights and Southern lights-What are the scientific names for these phenomena auroras that are located in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What are Aurora Borealis (Northern) and Aurora Australis?
100
Even though human civilization is responsible for less than 1% of all chlorine in the atmosphere, it is responsible for what percentage of all ozone-destroying chlorine?
What is 80%
100
A balloon enters what "sphere", when it's temperature readings cease to decrease and begin increasing.
What is stratosphere?
200
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere on all objects within it.
What is Atmospheric Pressure?
200
The upper layer of earth's atmosphere, which exists higher than roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) above sea level.
What is Heterosphere?
200
Name three regions of the homosphere, from lowest to highest.
What is Troposhere, stratosphere, mesoshere?
200
The average, sea level value for atmospheric pressure.
What is 14.7 pounds per square inch?
200
A balloon enters which "sphere", when temperature readings cease increasing and begin decreasing again.
What is mesophere?
300
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is barometer?
300
The region of the atmosphere that extends from ground level to roughly 11 kilometers (7 miles) above sea level.
What is Troposphere?
300
Although the temperature gradient changes from region to region in the homosphere, there is one gradient that stays the same. It continues to decrease as you increase in altitude, no matter where you are in the homosphere. To what gradient am I referring?
What is amount gradient? (could also answer "pressure gradient"
300
At term that means steady change and can be used with any quantity.
What is gradient?
300
A scientist has two vials of ammonia gas. The molecules in the first vial are traveling with an average speed of 1,000 miles per hour. Molecules in the second vial are traveling with an average speed of 1,300 miles per hour. Which vial contains the gas with the higher temperature.
What is the second vial?
400
Narrow bands of high-speed winds that circle the earth, blowing from west to east.
What are Jet Streams?
400
The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 11 kilometers to 48 kilometers (30 miles).
What is Stratosphere?
400
A plane is experiencing a lot of problems because of a storm in the area. In what sphere is the plane flying?
What is troposphere?
400
This area ranging from the upper mesophere to the lower parts of the thermosphere is useful to us in radio communication, as radio signals can bounce off of it to extend their range. What sphere are we referring to?
What is ionosphere?
400
The temperature gradient reverses, getting warmer near a certain region, due to a particular layer of gas in the mesophere. Name this gas, which is also considered a greenhouse gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
500
The region of the atmosphere between altitudes of roughly 80 kilometers and 460 kilometers.
What is Thermosphere?
500
The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 48 kilometers to 80 kilometers (50 miles)
What is Mesosphere?
500
Your outside on a cold winter night and begin to shiver. Your friend tells you that you are shivering from heat. They are correct-why is this?
What is Transferred energy? or (energy is being transferred from you body to the surrounding air)
500
This upper level, low pressure area is what makes it possible for CFC's to travel up to the ozone layer and begin destroying ozone.
What is polar vortex?
500
A ban on CFCs would more likely cost many lives, rather than improve lives. What does this acronym stand for? (Extra 100 points for naming some evidences, supporting each side of the argument)
What are Chloroflourocarbons?
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