Atmosphere
Water Cycle
Clouds
Winds
Solar Energy
100
Ozone protects us from .....
What is UV radiation?
100
When clouds become to saturated with water droplets, this occurs.
What is precipitation?
100
This clouds covers the whole sky.
What is stratus?
100
This wind moves polar air.
What is polar easterlies?
100
How does solar energy travel to earth?
What is radiation?
200
Meteors get burnt up in which layer?
What is the mesosphere?
200
When water sinks into the ground, this stage of the water cycle has occurred.
What is groundwater runoff?
200
You see a cloud that is medium puffs. What is this cloud called?
What is altocumulus?
200
This wind moves weather systems.
What is prevailing westerlies?
200
Greenhouse gases are important to earth because...
What is it helps keeps earth's temperature live able?
300
This layer can be found 80-400km in the atmosphere
What is ionosphere?
300
The temperature at which clouds condense is called.
What is dew point?
300
You see a cloud that is dark, uniform in color that covers most of the sky. Name that cloud.
What is nimbostratus?
300
This wind moves tropical air.
What is trade winds?
300
These three type of electromagnetic radiation are...
What is visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation?
400
Space shuttles fly in this layer.
What is the exosphere?
400
When water flows down to rivers, lakes and ponds, this is called what?
What is surface runoff?
400
This cloud is puffy, yet covers the whole sky. Name that cloud.
What is stratocumulus?
400
This wind blows from the sea to the land.
What is sea breeze?
400
Our ozone layer is depleting because...
What is an increase in the use of chlorofluorocarbons?
500
The ______ is the hottest layer and the ________ is the coldest layer.
What is thermosphere; mesosphere?
500
This process involves plants releasing water.
What is transipration?
500
You see a cloud that is thin, wispy and covers the whole sky. Name that cloud.
What is cirrostratus?
500
Doldrums are weak because...
What is the warm air does not completely cool?
500
An increase in earths temperature is called....
What is global warming?
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