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Layers in the Atmosphere
Energy Transfer
Wind
Atmosphere
Miscellaneous
100
This layer is where weather occurs.
What is the Troposphere
100
This is the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.
What is temperature
100
Pilots often take advantage of these high speed winds above Earth's surface
What is a Jet Stream
100
What layer of the atmosphere did the red bull jumper jump from
What is the stratosphere
100
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
What is Radiation
200
This layer of the atmosphere is where the Ozone layer is located.
What is the Stratosphere
200
This is the total kinetic energy of particles
What is Thermal Energy
200
The apparent curving of winds due to Earth's rotation
What is Coriolis effect
200
the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface
What is air pressure
200
The transfer of energy from one object to another object through direct contact
What is Conduction
300
This layer protects us from the suns harmful rays.
What is the Ozone Layer
300
The increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature.
What is Thermal Expansion
300
This wind blows from land to the water.
What is a land breeze
300
What is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere
What is the Thermosphere
300
What is an example of Convection in Earth's systems
What is the Atmosphere or geosphere or hydrosphere
400
This is the process by which gasses in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiation.
What is the greenhouse effect.
400
Energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
What is Heat
400
What is the name of the wind above 60 degrees North
What is Polar Easterlies
400
What would happen to life on Earth if the Ozone layer was not present
What is Life as we know it, would no longer exist. We would not be protected from the suns harmful rays.
400
The movement of air over short distances
What is local winds
500
This layer of the atmosphere contains almost 80% of the atmospheres total mass.
What is the Troposphere
500
The transfer of energy due to the movement of matter.
What is Convection
500
These latitudes got their name from Europeans bringing horses across to the America's
What is Horse Latitudes
500
Name three gases in the atmosphere
What is Nitrogen, Oxygen, and carbon dioxide
500
What is the name of Mr. Jones new baby boy
What is Brantley