Earth Layers
Earth layers/ Heat Transfer
Weather
Climate
Air Masses/ Fronts
100
The layer that is farthest from Earth’s surface
Thermosphere
100
True or False
Heat always moves from a warmer object to a cooler object.
True
100
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
100
Define climate
atmospheric condition over a long period of time
100
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what is this symbol?
cold front
200
The layer that contains the ozone layer.
Stratosphere
200
A student touches a metal slide that has been sitting in the sun and feels heat immediately. This is an example of:
Conduction
200
What measures wind speed?
Anemometer
200
What climate zone do we live in?
Temperate
200
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what symbol is this?
Warm front
300
- The layer nearest to Earth’s surface.
Troposphere
300
Which type of heat transfer is responsible for the sun's energy reaching Earth through the vacuum of space?
Radiation
300
What is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
300
Name 3 climate zone
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
300
What pressure brings sunny skies?
High pressure
400
The layer that has the lowest temperature
Mesosphere
400
What is the correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from innermost to outermost?
troposphere-stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere
400
Name 4 examples of precipitation
Rain
Sleet
Hail
Snow
400
Which factor does contribute to global wind patterns?
Unequal heating and cooling on Earth's surface
400
what pressure causes cloudy rainy weather?
low pressure
500
Highest temperatures in the atmosphere
• Contains most of the ionosphere
• Contains less than 0.001% of atmospheric gas
• Located above the mesopause.
Which layer of the atmosphere is this?
Thermosphere
500
How does the temperature in the mesosphere change as the altitude increases?
The temperature decreases.
500
The Sun transfers energy to the ground and the ocean at the same rate. Why does the difference in day and night temperatures vary between the ocean and the ground?
The ocean is made of water, which can absorb more heat energy than land without changing its temperature
500
The Sun transfers energy to the ground and the ocean at the same rate. Why does the difference in day and night temperatures vary between the ocean and the ground?
The ocean is made of water, which can absorb more heat energy than land without changing its temperature
500
Earth has hot, dry regions and cool, wet regions. How does convection contribute to the distribution of heat and moisture across Earth
Convection causes air masses carrying water and energy as heat to rise and fall, all over Earth