Atmospheric Basics
Heat & Energy Transfer
Clouds & Precipitations
Weather & Climate
Humidity
Wind & Air Movement
Global Weather Patterns
The Atmosphere in Detail
100
What gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
100
What type of heat transfer happens through electromagnetic waves? Ex: Pizza ranch pizza.
Radiation
100
These clouds are just a cloudy day.
Stratus
100
is a week of rain an example of weather or climate?
Weather
100
Solid to liquid is called
Melting
100
This instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
100
A mild or warm winter is caused by
El Nino
100
The conversion from a gas to a liquid is known as
Condensation
200
Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
200
Which heats up faster the Land or Water?
Land
200
These type of clouds are associated with grey cloudy days with precipitation
Nimbostratus
200
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time is known as
Climate
200
This temperature is the freezing point of water
32
200
This device is used to measure the change in air pressure?
Barometer
200
A much colder than normal winter is caused by
La Nino
200
The amount of water in the air is known as
Humidity
300
What gas do humans need to breathe from the atmosphere?
Oxygen
300
This process is what keeps earth habitable with temperatures not too warm or too cold.
Greenhouse Effect
300
Name the five types of precipitation
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail, Freezing Rain.
300
Florida is warmer than Wisconsin in the Winter because of Latitude or Longitude?
Latitude
300
An area of high pressure going to low pressure is known as
Wind
300
This band of winds that moves across the United States that brings us our weather is called?
Jet Stream
300
The curving of winds is due to this effect
Coriolis Effect
300
Which two gases make up the bulk of the atmosphere
Nitrogen & Oxygen
400
What is the name for the force exerted by the weight of air?
Air Pressure
400
The reflection of light off snow is known as this
Albedo Effect
400
What do we call this type of precipitation that freezes immediately upon toughing the ground
Freezing Rain
400
The average movement of particles either faster or slower is known as
Temperature
400
Dry ice going to a gas is known as
Sublimation
400
Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a high pressure by it. While Kewaskum, Wisconsin has a low pressure by it. Which way will the wind blow?
Towards Kewaskum
400
What are the colors of the spectrum of light?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
400
Does temperature get colder or warmer was you go up in altitude?
Colder
500
Why does temperature increase in the stratosphere?
The ozone layer absorbs UV radiation, warming the layer.
500
city will have have more mild winters?
Seattle
500
What is the name of the Cloud that forms when a tornado or severe weather is occurring?
Cumulonimbus
500
This type of cloud is high level cloud that looks like a whispy feather
Cirrus
500
You are in Miami, Florida which is right on the Atlantic Ocean. It is 2 PM on July 2nd. Which way will the wind blow land breeze or sea breeze
Sea Breeze
500
An area of low pressure is by Madison, Wisconsin. An area of high pressure is by Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Which way will the wind blow?
Towards Madison.
500
Explain how a cloud forms
The water evaporates, it cools and collects onto a dust, dirt, pollutant particle.
500
Put the atmosphere layers in order
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere.