Atmosphere
Energy
Wind
Air
Weather
100
Zoe, and Bailey are planning a science project about the air we breathe. Can you help them figure out: What is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
100
The process by which the atmosphere slows Earth's loss of heat to space is called the
Greenhouse Effect
100
In which direction does the Coriolis Effect deflect moving air in the Northern Hemisphere?
Right
100
Less dense air warmed by Earth's surface rising, while cooler, denser air moves downward is causes what kind of current?
convection currents
100
While watching the news, Landon hears about an intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/hr, formed over warm ocean water as a low-pressure area. What type of storm is being described?
Hurricane
200
Jagger, Davey, and Jackson are learning about the atmosphere! Can you help them figure out what the ozone layer in the stratosphere does?
It protects Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays
200
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
high to low
200
What are the steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and the equator and 30°S latitude and the equator called?
Trade Winds
200
Camden and Michael are hiking up a tall mountain. As they climb higher, what happens to the air pressure around them?
decreases
200
Kyndall is watching the weather forecast and learns that a cold air mass is meeting a warm air mass over his city, but neither one is strong enough to push the other away. What type of front is being described?
stationary front
300
Mason, Sophia, and Emma are planning a picnic and want to know which layer of the atmosphere they should thank for all the weather they experience on Earth. Which layer is closest to Earth's surface and is where weather happens?
Troposphere
300
---------- is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
radiation
300
What is the Coriolis Effect primarily caused by?
Earth's Rotation
300
Bella and Bailey are planning a science experiment to find out how much air pressure changes during the day. Which instrument should they use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
300
While watching the weather forecast, David notices that a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses, leading to a specific type of front. What type of front is this?
occluded front
400
Name the layers of the atmosphere starting at the earth
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
400
What form of sunlight is the majority of sunlight that reaches Earth, seen as a mixture of all the colors in a rainbow?
Visible Light
400
the lines on a weather map connect equal areas of air pressure
Isobars or contour lines
Isobars
400
__________________the term for the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount the air could hold at a temperature.
Relative Humidity
400
Kale is planning a cross-country road trip across North America and wants to understand how different types of air masses might affect the weather she encounters. Name the major types of air masses in North America ?
Continental polar, maritime tropical, continental tropical, and maritime polar
500
This layer is where the ozone layer is located
Stratosphere
500
Name the three types of thermal energy transfer that heat the troposphere.
Radiation, Conduction, Convection
500
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
Global Winds
500
type of front that forms when two air masses move parallel to the front between them is called
stationary
500
The interactions of air, water and ---------- cause weather
solar energy