Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Atmosphere + Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
100
The Atmosphere is made up of 21% oxygen and 78% _________________
Nitrogen
100
Greenhouse gases are bad to our existence. True or false?
False
100
List 3 causes of climate change
deforestation
burning fossil fuels
industry
agriculture
100
The all water of the planet Earth is considered...
Hydrosphere
100
Why does water heat and cool slowly?
It has a high specific heat
200
What is a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere? give an example.
Greenhouse gases
ex. water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone
200
It protects life on Earth by absorbing harmful UV radiation
Ozone layer
200
What does the ozone layer protect us from?
UV radiation
200
What is the name of this process?
Water cycle
200
Name the step of the water cycle where the ocean water is rising to the atmosphere.
Evaporation
300
A gas that compose the air, which plays a very important role in the radiation balance of the Sun-Earth-atmopshere system
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
300
Thanks to this effect, the average themperature of the Earth's surface is around 15ºC.
The greenhouse effect
300
how does weather differ from climate?
Weather is the day to day atmospheric conditions while climate is the average or long term atmospheric conditions over a period of time.
300
After precipitation, the next step in the water cycle can be one of two things.
runoff and infiltration
300
What powers the whole water cycle?
The sun
400
Name of this layer with the plane in it.
Troposphere
400
Which layer of the atmosphere is essential for burning meteors?
mesosphere
400
What type of front is formed when a cold air mass slides under a warm air mass, bringing thunderstorms and precipitation?
cold front
400
Water vapour rise, cools down and then...
condenses to form clouds
400
What causes ocean currents?
differences in temperature, salinity, and density
500
Layer of the atmosphere with ozone layer in it
Stratosphere
500
List 3 types of energy transfer
- radiation, convection, conduction
500
Why do darker surfaces heat up faster than lighter ones?
They absorb radiation
500
Why does ice float in water?
it expands and becomes less dense
500
What does it mean to be a universal solvent?
it dissolves a lot of things.