Spheres of the Earth
Which sphere contains all living things on Earth
What is the biosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is on the TOP?
What is the exosphere?
Which type of weather map would you use to track rainfall?
What is a radar map?
True or false: Thunderstorms must have rain
What is False?
What direction does wind blow in?
What is high pressure to low pressure?
Which sphere would contain plains, mountain ranges, and valleys
What is the geosphere?
True or false: Weather occurs in the stratosphere?
What is false?
What is high pressure systems?
Where do hurricanes usually form?
What is over the ocean / near the equator?
List the layers of the atmosphere from bottom to top
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere?
Which element is NOT in the geosphere:
magnesium, iron, aluminum, silicon
What is aluminum
In which sphere could you find the northern lights and the international space station?
What is the thermosphere?
Which type of clouds are low altitude clouds?
What are cumulus clouds?
What is one OTHER name for hurricanes used around the world?
What is typhoons or cyclones?
In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?
What is the mesosphere?
True or false: the Atmosphere extends 1 meter below the planet's surface
What is True?
Which element makes the sky blue?
What is nitrogen?
New York City has a low pressure system heading for it. What kind of weather could New York City expect to see?
What is storms?
You see a Tornado touching down in the distance! Would this be a tornado watch or a tornado warning?
What is a tornado warning?
Which element is there the most of in the atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
What percentage of water on Earth is salty
What is 97%
What percent of the atmosphere is Argon & other gasses?
What is 1%?
Which type of front is described by no movement of air masses and several days of clouds and rain?
What is the stationary front?
1. Visibility drops to 1/4 mile or less
2. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of at least 35mph
3. Conditions last for at least 3 hours
Describe a temperature inversion
What is when a warm air mass passes over a cool air mass?