The Atmosphere
Which gas makes up the majority of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
The name of these fluffy white clouds comes from the Latin word for "pile".
Cumulus
These two gases are primarily to blame for our current climate change.
Carbon dioxide and Methane
Which ocean is the deepest?
Pacific ocean
These units are used to measure ocean salinity.
Practical Salinity Units (PSU)
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface?
Troposphere
Evangelista Torricelli invented this instrument to measure atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
This French scientist was the first to use the term "greenhouse effect" to describe how the atmosphere holds in heat.
Joseph Fourier
Which ocean has the lowest salinity?
Arctic ocean
Charged particles in the ionosphere produce this colorful phenomenon.
Aurora borealis & aurora australis
What is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level (in kilopascals)?
101 kPa
This type of precipitation has droplets smaller than 0.5 mm.
Drizzle
Approximately how much have average temperatures increased since 1900?
1.0 C° (1.8° F)
Which ocean zone can phytoplankton be found in?
Epipelagic or sunlight zone
The prefix "nimbo" added to the names of clouds means this.
Rain
Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer found in?
Stratosphere
Who is considered the father of meteorology?
Aristotle
Which two factors are primarily to blame for sea level rise?
Melting glaciers and ice caps & Thermal expansion
This ocean layer is also known as the Twilight zone.
Mesopelagic zone
The strength of hurricanes is measured on this scale.
Saffir Simpson Wind Scale
Which layer of the atmosphere does the International Space Station orbit in?
Thermosphere
Meteorologists use weather balloons to send this instrument package into the atmosphere.
Radiosonde
Ironically, climate change may cause more snow in some places by allowing this atmospheric feature to drift farther South than usual.
Jet stream
Bacteria around deep sea hydrothermal vents can use this poisonous chemical to produce energy though chemosynthesis.
Hydrogen sulfide
This English engineer predicted that doubling CO2 levels would raise temp. by 2.0 C (3.60 F)
Guy Stewart Callendar