Looks Rainy Outside (Views on Weather)
Is there a Christian view of weather? (Yes or No) Elaborate.
Yes, either weather is only naturalistic, or it is a result of a system designed by God the Creator.
The two main components of air
What are Nitrogen and Oxygen?
Do all locations in the world have the same air pressure? (Yes or No)
No
The study of weather
What is meteorology?
The atmospheric conditions present in an area at a given time
What is weather?
Having a Christian view of weather allows us to have this recognition/appreciation
What is a recognition of God's handiwork?
The lowest (closest to Earth) level of the atmosphere
What is the troposphere?
Air has weight because of this force
What is gravity?
The five important conditions in the troposphere that meteorologists study
What are temperature, atmospheric/air pressure, humidity, wind and precipitation?
The average weather conditions for an aera over a long period of time
What is climate?
The three events described in the Bible that greatly affected the weather on Earth
What are Creation, the Curse due to the Fall of man, and the Flood?
The highest (farthest from Earth) level of the atmosphere
What is the exosphere?
Air has weight to allow for this weather phenomena
What are wind and moving air fronts?
The importance of studying the conditions of the troposphere (2 answers)
What are the understanding of affects on weather and predicting future weather conditions?
Average of 20 inches of rain per year is an example of this phrase (weather or climate)
What is climate?
Things you can learn about the weather from a newspaper weather report (List three of the six mentioned)
What are high/low temperatures, predicted high/low temperatures, precipitation amounts, weather front locations, record high/low temperatures, and weather conditions across the country?
Nitrogen is non-reactive, protecting us from this
What are gamma rays?
What is 15 pounds per square inch?
The sun heats areas of the earth not in direct sunlight using these two movements
What are air and water currents?
The five major climates found on Earth
What are polar, desert, tropical, subtropical, and temperate?
Geographical or physical characteristics that affect the weather in a particular area (List three of the five mentioned)
What are large bodies of water, mountains, deserts, latitude, and altitude?
The atmosphere protects us from these dangers (4 answers)
What are extreme temperatures, vacuums, solar radiation/meteors, and non-breathable oxygen?
The reason we don't feel the weight of air molecules
What is equal/same pressure exerted from our bodies?
Forests absorb this percentage of sun rays that reach them
What is >90%?
This helps the Gobi Desert create the monsoon
What is the circulation of cool air from the Bay of Bengal to the dry air in the Gobi Desert?