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Composition of Atmosphere
Heat Transfer
Layers of the Atmosphere
Air Pressure and Altitude
Miscellaneous
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Why is the Earth's atmosphere sometimes called a jacket? 

It protects the Earth and keeps it warm.

100

Heat transfer that occurs between two substances touching (one or both is a solid)

What is conduction?

100
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the surface, where all weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
100

This is used to measure air pressure

Barometer

100
This is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is weather?
200
The most abundant gas in our atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
200
This is the type of heat transfer that makes it possible for the sun to heat the Earth's atmosphere
What is radiation?
200
The hottest layer of the atmosphere
What is the thermosphere?
200

1. This is used to measure temperature. 

2. what scale does the metric system use? degrees _______

thermometer

Celsius

200

A cold front moving through would bring...

cold weather

strong, brief storm

300
The percentage of oxygen in our atmosphere
What is 21%?
300
Convection can occur in which of the following: liquids gases solids
What are liquids and gases?
300
The coldest layer of the atmosphere, where meteors typically "burn up"
What is the mesosphere?
300

What type of pressure brings clear sunny weather? 

High pressure

300

Cold fronts move slower than warm fronts. T or F? 

False

400

The third most abundant gas in our atmosphere

argon

400
The type of heat transfer that causes movement of air in the atmosphere
What is convection?
400

The ozone layer is found in this layer of the atmosphere

What is the stratosphere?

400
As altitude increases, air pressure _____________
What is decreases?
400

A land breeze occurs during the ________

night

500
This is the percentage of the atmosphere that is made up of gases other than nitrogen and oxygen
What is 1%?
500
The method of heat transfer that does not involve the movement of matter
What is radiation?
500

Where the ISS and auroras are found

The thermosphere

500
If the air pressure is falling, this type of weather is approaching
What is stormy or bad weather?
500

Why does it usually not snow as much in Virginia Beach as it does in Roanoke VA? 

The ocean moderates the temperatures- it holds heat longer so it won't be quite as cold near the ocean.