Weather
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is a short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is a long-term patterns over many years.
What is sedimentary rock?
Rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed and cemented together over time.
Which cloud type often brings thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds.
Which atmospheric gas traps heat?
Carbon dioxide.
What primarily drives Earth's temperature?
Solar radiation.
What is igneous rock?
Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens.
Which clouds are low and sheet-like?
Stratus clouds.
Which atmospheric layer is closest to Earth?
Troposphere.
Which Milankovitch cycle describes Earth's orbital shape?
Eccentricity
What causes wind?
Air moving from high pressure to low pressure.
What is diamond?
The type of mineral that is the hardest on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
What are altostratus clouds?
Middle-level clouds are gray and bring rain.
Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen.
What shapes global climate?
Earth's energy balance and atmospheric/ocean circulation.
What is the dew point?
The temperature where water vapor condenses into liquid.
What is metamorphic rock?
Rock forms when existing rocks are altered by heat and pressure.
What is precipitation?
The type of rain.
What aurora color is caused by oxygen at lower altitudes?
Green.
What causes the Coriolis effect?
Earth's rotation.
Why is weather forecasting important?
For public safety and economic planning.
What is weathering?
Process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
How does a cloud form?
The water evaporates and creates clouds.
In which layer do most meteors burn up?
Metosphere.
Which human activity increases COx2 emissions?
Burning fossil fuels.
What is relative humidity?
The percentage of moisture in the air compared to how much it can hold.
What is erosion?
Process that transports sediments by wind, rain, and ice.
What happens when a cloud reaches a mass weight?
It rains.
What does the ozone layer do?
Absorbs harmful UV radiation.
Which direction Earth rotates?
Counterclockwise.