Atmosphere
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100

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the highest concentration of of ozone?

stratosphere

100
A campfire is an example of...

radiation

100

________ is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

wind

100

What happens if you are exposed to too much UV light?

You can get a tan, burn, or even skin cancer.

100

The majority of sunlight is....

visible light.

200

What is it called when ions from the sun strike air molecules and cause them to emit vivid colors of light?

Aurora

200

An iron is an example of...

conduction

200

Since land heats faster than water, during the day, you might experience what wind phenomenon? 

sea breeze

200

What are the three greenhouse gases?

water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide

200

Earth is made up of 21% __________ and 78% ___________. 

oxygen, nitrogen

300

The _________ reflects AM radio waves transmitted from ground level. 

ionosphere

300

In the lab where we connected the two tubes together and introduced smoke to one of the tubes, what type of energy transfer were we trying to show? 

convection

300

These flow from east to west. 

easterlies
300

_______ air is more dense and forces up _______ air.

cold, warm

300

Fill in the blank: The sun's energy hits more directly at the ________ than at the ___________. 

equator, poles

400
The ________ _________ is the area of the stratosphere that has O3 molecules that absorb the sun's __________ rays.

ozone layer; ultraviolet

400

What process warms up the water inside of a tea kettle?

convection

400

These are narrow bands of high winds that blow from west to east as they flow around the Earth at speeds of up to 300km/hour.

jet streams

400
Air pressure __________ as altitude _____________ through ALL layers of the atmosphere.

decreases, increases

400

Explain a temperature inversion. (TO GET FULL CREDIT: Please describe the connection between temperature and altitude AND something else that happens)

temperature increases with altitude; cooler air is trapped by a layer of warmer air above it

500

In the (layer of the atmosphere),  ________ and gravity are so low, individual gas molecules rarely _________ one another. 

Exosphere; pressure; strike (or touch)

500

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

radiation

500

These winds are found between 30o N and 60oN and 30o S and 60o S

westerlies

500

What is conduction?

The transfer of energy by objects that are touching.

500

The Coriolis effect causes air to appear to move to the _______ in the northern hemisphere and to the _______ in the southern hemisphere?

right, left

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