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Layers of the Atmosphere
Climate Zones
Weather
Life on Earth
Bonus Questions
100
What is the layer of the atmosphere where life happens?
Troposphere
100
What is the climate of the Amazon Rain Forest?
Tropical
100
What is precipitation?
Snow, hail, rain, etc.
100
What is one reason why earth can support life?
It has water, it has oxygen, it has normal temperatures, etc.
100
What is weakest part of a hurricane?
The eye.
200
What is the last layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
200
What is the climate zone of Baltimore?
Temperate
200
What is it called when water is heated by the sun and then turns into molecules which then float up to the sky?
Evaporation
200
What is the two main gases that make up earth?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
200
What is the safest place to go if you're driving a car when a tornado happens?
A ditch.
300
What is the middle layer of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere
300
What is the climate where you would need to pack a snow suit?
Arctic
300
What is the process that water goes through to create rain and steam?
Water Cycle
300
What is evidence that proves global warming is happening?
Melting glaciers/ice caps, violent storms, some soil is no longer good for farming.
300
What is debris?
Answers will vary.
400
What's the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
400
What is the climate that's really cold but also where snow can melt?
Tundra
400
What is it called when heat is trapped in the atmosphere?
Green house effect
400
What is result of a planet with no green house effect?
Freezing temperatures.
400
What is a cause of pollution?
Answers will vary.
500
What is the layer where you can find the ozone?
Stratosphere
500
What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is climate is long term weather.
500
What is the cause of extreme weather?
Hot and cold air mixing together at different directions.
500
What is the number one difference between earth and other planets in the solar system?
It can support life!
500
What is one of the states that makes up tornado alley?
Oklahoma, etc.