EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AIR QUALITY
AIR POLLUTION CASE STUDIES
TORNADOES
100
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
100
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
100
smoke + fog = _________
smog
100
country in Africa where volcanic gas led to a deadly tragedy
Cameroon
100
75% of all tornadoes worldwide occur in this country
U.S.A.
200
oxygen makes up about ________ of the atmosphere
21%
200
the layer from which Al Kittinger leaped in 1960 (to determine the possibility of high-altitude pilot bailouts)
stratosphere
200
Harmful substances in air, water, or soil
pollutants
200
Soviet city that experienced nuclear meltdown
Chernobyl
200
Area of the U.S. where most tornadoes occur
Tornado Alley
300
this gas contributes most negatively to global warming
carbon dioxide
300
this layer, in the stratosphere, absorbs a lot of the sun's UV radiation
ozone layer
300
1/2 of human-caused air pollutants come from this source
vehicles (cars, trucks, planes, etc)
300
smoke from burning fires on this Indonesian island has caused haze over both Malaysia and Singapore
Sumatra
300
U.S. state where the F5 tornado occurred last week
Oklahoma
400
there is less of this gas on the top of Mt. Everest than at sea level
oxygen
400
the major layer where satellites orbit
thermosphere
400
AQI stands for...
air quality index
400
the worst air pollution incident of all time occurred in this Indian city
Bhopal
400
Tornadoes are measured on the___________
Fujita Scale
500
term for the condition of the earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
500
the thickest major layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere
500
Forms when nitrogen oxides & sulfur oxides (produced from burning fossil fuels) combine with precipitation
acid rain
500
The feces of this little critter cause a lot of indoor air pollution
dust mite
500
who makes the best tornadoes in class using the two connected bottles?
mr johnson
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