Atmosphere
Winds
Grab Bag
Fun Facts
100
What heats faster, land or water?
Land
100
The US is under what global wind belt?
Westerlies
100
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
3%
100
What is the air pressure at the Equator?
Low
200
What layer do meteors burn up creating shooting stars?
Mesosphere
200
Winds that occur between 60 and 90 degrees north and south latitude are known as the ________.
Easterlies
200
What characteristics are used to classify air masses?
Humidity & Temperature
200
What is the boiling point of water?
Celsius or Fahrenheit
100 C
212 F
300
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
Specific Heat
300
Wind always flows from
High to Low
300
A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.
Hurricane
300
Which mountain range includes the Green, White, and Blue Mountains?
Appalachians
400
What is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
400
What global winds did sailors use for direction to sell goods?
Trade Winds
400
What tool measures air pressure?
Barometer
400
Name the second tallest mountain in the world?
K2
500
What is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
500
Draw a sea breeze. You need to show the sun or moon, H & L and direction of wind.
500
Europa, one of _______ moons, has saltwater geysers that are 20x taller than Mt. Everest.
Jupiter
500
What is the name of the largest toxic oil spill in US history?
Deep Water Horizon