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Layers of the Atmosphere
Seasons
Wind
100
What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere?
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
100
What causes the earth's seasons?
What is the earth is tilted.
100
What is wind?
What is moving air, that goes from a place of high to low pressure.
200
Where is the ozone layer located?
What is Stratosphere?
200
The earth is tilted at a _________ angel.
What is 23.5
200
Give an example of a local wind.
What is wind blowing across a city, town, specific area.
300
Where are the ionosphere and exosphere layers located?
What is in the thermosphere?
300
Summer occurs when the north part of earth is pointed _____________ (towards or away from) the sun.
What is towards.
300
Give an example of a global wind.
What is wind blowing across an ocean, state, continent.
400
The ozone layer protects us from what?
What is harmful UV radiation from the sun.
400
Winter occurs when the north part of earth is pointed _____________ (towards or away from) the sun.
What is away from.
400
What causes wind?
What is uneven heating of the earth's surface which causes high and low pressure points which causes convection currents.
500
Put the layers of the atmosphere in order: Exosphere, Ionosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere - Ionosphere and Exosphere
500
If the earth is not tilted then you get the seasons
What is spring and fall.
500
What is a convection current?
What is hot air rises, cool air sinks because of uneven heating of the earth's surface.