Blast from the Past
Biomes
Atmosphere
Clouds
Bonus Round!
100
Humans breathe air.
What is the chemical formula of the molecule in air that we need to live?
O 2
100
How many biomes did we learn about?
6 Biomes
100
What does therm mean?
H e a t
100
Say and spell the type of cloud shown in the picture:
C i r r u s
100
Which gas in the air we breathe makes up most of the troposphere?
N i t r o g e n (N2) 78% of our air
200
What do green plants take in ("breathe") ?
Carbon dioxide.
C O2
200
Spell the name of this biome:
T u n d r a
200
What does meso mean?
M i d d l e
200
Say and spell the type of clouds shown in the picture:
C u m u l u s
200
What percent of the air we breathe is O2?
About 21%
300
What is the name of the process where water warms up and turns into a gas?
E v a p o r a t i o n
300
Spell this 2 - word biome:
Temperate Forest
300
Name something you might find in the thermosphere.
- Space shuttle
- Space station
- Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
300
What type of cloud is this?
C u m u l o n i m b u s
300
What is the name of the process where water vapour cools down, turns into very small water droplets, and forms a cloud?
C o n d e n s a t i o n 
400
Explain the Greenhouse Effect?
Sunlight warms our planet. Too many gases in the atmosphere (like CO2), trap the sun's warmth, leading to climate change.
400
Name the biome that mainly contains the types of trees in the picture AND name the general type of tree. (Use a word other than "pine needles.")
Biome: Boreal Forest
Tree: Conifer or Coniferous
400
Name all 5 layers of the atmosphere
in order from the ground up to space.
5)- Exosphere
4)- Thermosphere
3)- Mesosphere
2)- Stratosphere
1)- Troposphere
400
What two types of clouds more-or-less guarantee precipitation?
1)- Cumulonimbus
2)- Nimbostratus
400
What is the NAME of the process green plants use to make their own food AND what 3 things do they need to do it?
P h o t o s y n t h e s i s
- CO2
- H2O
- Sunlight
500
What is the name of the process for when a plant "sweats" out water vapour through its leaves?
T r a n s p i r a t i o n
500
Spell the biome we live in.
T e m p e r a t e
500
Inside the stratosphere, what does the ozone layer layer do?
Protects us from the sun's dangerous solar radiation.
500
Spell the name of this cloud:
C u m u l o n i m b u s
500
This rain cloud hangs much lower in the troposphere. Spell it!
N i m b o s t r a t u s