Air around You & Air Quality
Air Properties
Layers of the Atmosphere
Energy/Heat Transfer
Winds & Air Pressure
100
What is 1 man-made form of pollution?
oil natural gas coal smog acid rain
100
The force pushing on an area.
Pressure
100
Which layer has "shooting stars"? or Which layer is where meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
100
Which colors absorb more heat, darker or lighter?
Darker colors! They feel hotter in the sun.
100
How is air pressure different at the top of a mountain than at sea level? (A high altitude vs. a low altitude.)
Air pressure is greater/higher at sea level than on top of a mountain. or Air pressure is less/lower on a mountain top than at sea level.
200
What is 1 natural form of pollution?
dust storms wildfires volcanic eruptions
200
The amount of matter in an object.
Mass
200
Which layer experiences weather?
Troposphere
200
Which material heats up and cools down more quickly and easily? Sand or water.
Sand
200
Why is air pressure different at the top of a mountain compared to at sea level? (A high altitude vs. a low altitude.)
- There are fewer air molecules on a mountain top than at sea level so the molecules spread out to create less pressure. -The "column of air" above you is shorter on a mountain top than at sea level so there is less air pushing down on your to create less pressure. - Other response I did not think of???
300
What element in the air is needed by all animals?
Oxygen
300
A measure of how much gravity pulls on an object.
Weight
300
Which layer has the Ozone layer?
Stratosphere
300
What is one example of an electromagnetic wave?
Radio Micro Infrared Visible Ultraviolet X-ray Gamma
300
There are 6 types of global winds. Tell me one thing you know about 2 of them. (6 types: Doldrums, Horse Latitudes, Trade Winds, Prevailing Westerlies, Prevailing Easterlies, Jet Streams) Choose 2, and tell me 1 thing about each.
Depends on group.
400
What is 1 way the Earth would be different without the atmosphere? (Writing that something or everything will die does not count. I want to know why things would die.)
Depends on group.
400
The amount of mass in a given volume.
Density
400
In which layer do the northern lights occur?
Thermosphere
400
List the 3 types of Heat/Energy Transfer.
Radiation, Conduction, Convection
400
The effect when Earth spins right and global winds curve left is called:
Coriolis Effect
500
Write down 5 ways that the atmosphere is important to life on Earth.
Protect from radiation Protect from meteors/ space junk and dust Keep warm Air Pressure Oxygen What did I miss in this?
500
All the air above an area, pushing down on that area.
Air Pressure
500
Which property of air changes as you go up? This is how scientists distinguish between layers.
Temperature
500
What happens to 50% of the energy that comes from the sun?
It is absorbed by the Earth's surface.
500
How is wind created? Use works like "air pressure", "heated", and "unequal".
Wind is created when: - heated air rises and leaves a low pressure area where surrounding air can move in. - air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. - Earth's surface experiences unequal heating and leaves an area of lower air pressure where surrounding air can move in.
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