The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is weather
100
the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
What is air pressure
100
The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one
What is heat
100
South wind goes toward this direction
What is North
100
Winds that blow over short distances
What are local winds
200
A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two. Found in the stratosphere
What is ozone
200
At a high altitude there is ___________ pressure and _____________ density
What is low, low
200
Radiation is always harmful. True or false.
What is false
200
This measures wind direction
What is wind vane
200
The flow of air from land to a body of water
What is land breeze
300
Water in the form of gas
What is water vapor
300
Density = ?
What is mass/volume
300
The average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance
What is temperature
300
Calm area where warm air rises
What is doldrum
300
The increased cooling a wind can cause
What is wind-chill factor
400
Dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in all directions in a process called...
What is scattering
400
The process by which gases hold heat in the air
What is greenhouse effect
400
Name and describe the three kinds of heat transfer.
What is…
Conduction: direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that is touching
Convection: transfer of heat by the movement of fluid
Radiation: direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
400
This measures wind speed
What is anemometer
400
Calm areas of falling air
What are horse latitudes
500
The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance
What is thermal energy
500
Why is the sky blue?
What is…
-blue rays have the shortest wavelengths in the visible light waves
-when visible light waves hit the atmosphere, visible light waves are scattered by dust particles and gases
-blue waves are scattered more than other colors
500
Explain how a thermometer works
What is when air temperature increases, the temperature of the liquid in the bulb also increases. This causes the liquid to expand and rise up the column inside the thermometer.
500
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the...
What is the Coriolis effect
500
Name all of the layers of the atmosphere in order from lowest altitude to highest altitude. Include both layers of the highest altitude layer.
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere- ionosphere and exosphere