Introduction and more
Atomsphere
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Storms
100
One attribute of thinking like a scientist
What is (observing, recording data, asking questions, etc.)
100
This layer contains much of the atmosphere's ozone
What is the stratosphere?
100
Rain snow, hail, sleet or mist that falls to the Earth's surface from clouds are types of this.
What is precipitation?
100
These winds are 'dominant winds.'
What are prevailing winds?
100
This is a small, intense weather system that generates heavy rain and strong winds.
What are thunderstorms?
200
This invention allowed the dispersion of the written word to commoners.
What is the printing press?
200
This layer contains the earth's clouds and weather.
What is the trophosphere?
200
A body of air that can cover thousands of square kilometers.
What is an air mass?
200
This phenomenon used to happen once every 8 years, but is occurring more often.
What is El Nino?
200
This causes the loud clap of thunder. (The answer is NOT lightning!)
What are the rapidly moving air molecules?
300
Applying this type of thinking helps you understand the world around you.
What is inquiry (or critical thinking)?
300
This layer has both low pressure and temperature.
What is the mesosphere?
300
This effect causes the winds to move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and the right in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
300
The El Nino phenomenon brings warm air to the coast of this continent.
What is South America?
300
Hurricanes are large, rotating storms that rotate around this.
What is a low pressure zone?
400
These gases keep warm air in the atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
400
This is the percentage of the Earth's atmosphere composed of nitrogen.
What is 78%?
400
Large belts with little wind around the equator are called what?
What are doldrums?
400
*DAILY DOUBLE* These cause currents to change direction.
What are continents?
400
Violently rotating columns of air making contact witht he ground and pendant are called this.
What is a tornado?
500
This medicine kills bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
500
Warm air rises, cools, and sinks in this type of loop.
What is a convection current?
500
Average weather conditions over a long period of time refers to this.
What is climate?
500
This greenhouse gas is rapidly increasing in the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
500
Two air masses meet along this type of boundary.
What is a front?
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