Oceans
Atmosphere I
Atmosphere II
Weather I
Weather II
100
Name the five (5) oceans of planet Earth.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans
100
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
21%
100
(Double Jeopardy!) Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the coldest?
Mesosphere
100
(Triple Jeopardy!) What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the short term behavior of the atmosphere; climate is long-term
100
(Quadruple Jeopardy!) What term is used to describe the amount of force applied by Earth's atmosphere?
Atmospheric Pressure
200
(Double Jeopardy!) What is the percentage of pure water in the oceans?
96%
200
(Triple Jeopardy!) List the five (5) layers of Earth's atmosphere in order of furthest to closest towards Earth's surface.
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesopshere, Stratosphere, Troposhere
200
Which layers of Earth's atmosphere experiences an increase in temperature with an increase in altitude?
Stratosphere and Thermosphere
200
Which type of climate is marked by warm-high year-round temperatures, high amounts of rainfall/humidity, no winter, and a location 30 degrees from the equator?
Tropical
200
Which global climate phenomenon involves a strengthening of trade winds with warm water pushing westward?
La Nina
300
Why is upwelling important for ocean-based ecosystems?
Upwelling circulates nutrients, organisms, and minerals from the ocean floor to the ocean surface; otherwise, the ocean surface would be nutrient-deficient.
300
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains a layer of ozone?
stratosphere
300
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere experiences the majority of weather events?
Troposphere
300
Name three factors that affect weather/climate?
Sun, Water Cycle, Atmosphere, Ocean
300
(Double Jeopardy!) What is the difference between the Fujita Scale and the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
Fujita Scale describes tornado strength; Saffir-Simpson describes hurricane strength
400
(Double Jeopardy!) Name this physical feature found under the ocean's surface.
Guyot
400
(Quadruple Jeopardy!) Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the hottest AND why?
Thermosphere - direct access to the sun's X-Ray/UV radiation (lies outside of the ozone layer).
400
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere would contain a satellite orbiting at an altitude of 50,000 km?
Exosphere
400
(Triple Jeopardy!) What term is defined as 'the process of water evaporating from vegetation/plants/flowers'?
Transpiration
400
Which weather phenomenon is caused by the attraction of opposite charges inside a cloud or between the cloud and the ground?
Lightning
500
Which ocean life group best corresponds to the organism featured below?
Benthos
500
(Triple Jeopardy!) Explain the steps behind the depletion of the ozone layer caused by CFCs.
CFCs release a chlorine atom when exposed to sunlight. The chlorine atom reacts with ozone to create chlorine oxide and oxygen gas.
500
(Double Jeopardy!) Which gas constitutes the largest percentage of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
500
What type of front is depicted in the image below?
Cold Front
500
Name the five (5) types of severe weather that forms from low-pressure systems in the United States.
Thunderstorms, Tornados, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Winter Storms