Heating Earth
Weather and Climate
Layers of the atmosphere
Fresh water
Random
100

This color material heats up the fastest.

Black

100
This is another name for a meteorologist.

Weather man

100

The closest layer to the Earth.

Troposphere

100

How much of Earth's water is fresh water?

3%

100

You have a black container and a white container.  Which one should you use to heat up water faster?

the black container (Because the darker color heats up faster)

200

This type of material heats up and cools down the fastest.

Solid materials

200
This is the short term conditions outside including temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
Weather
200

The ozone layer is in this sphere.

Stratosphere

200

How much of Earth's water is salt water?

97%

200

What is it called when solid water turns to liquid water?

Melting

300

These temperature molecules move FAST and are spread apart.

hot molecules

300

This is the long time conditions (+30 years) of a large area.

Climate

300

Weather occurs in this layer.

Troposphere

300

Where is most of the fresh water on Earth?

Ice (Glaciers)

300

What is it called when Gas turns into a liquid?

Condensation

400

These temperature molecules move SLOW and are close together.

Cold molecules

400
The climate that New Jersey is in.

Temperate

400

This layer is considered space.

Exosphere

400

How do trees get rid of their water that they take up by their roots?

Transpiration

400

What is the force that keeps Earth orbiting the sun?

Gravity

500

This state of matter is moves fast and are far apart from each other.

Gas

500

The imaginary line in the middle of the Earth.

Equator
500

What happens to the amount of molecules as you are going higher into the atmosphere.

They get farther apart.

500

Where does most of the Water Vapor (GAS) come from on Earth?

The oceans

500

Why do we see the phases of the moon.

The moon is positioned differently around the Earth so we see different parts of the lit side.