Weather and Fronts
What weather does a high pressure system bring?
What is....
Clear or showery weather
What cloud as it goes higher in atmosphere becomes more violent?
What is...
A Cumulus Cloud
What are some greehouse gases that are in the atmosphere?
What is....
Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone, Argon and other trace gases
How old is our atmosphere?
What is....
5 billion years
It is the first layer of the atmosphere that hold most of the clouds and the weather.
What is.....
The Troposphere
What type of front is it when a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass and rises to for clouds and precipitation?
What is....
A warm front
What cloud forms in layers?
What is....
A Stratus Cloud
How do greenhouse gases affect our atmosphere?
What is....
It absorbs heat so that it does not escape.
How much greenhouse gases are in our atmosphere?
What is....
6,870 Metric Tons (15.1 Trillion pounds)
What is the layer of the atmosphere that is responsible for protecting us from UV rays and metors from space? (hint: It has the Ozone layer)
What is......
The Stratosphere
What type of front is it when a mass of cold air comes in and pushes up the warm air to for clouds and/ or prepitation?
What is....
A cold front
What are the wispy clouds all the way up in the atmosphere?
What is....
A Cirrus Cloud
What human activities produces the most greenhouse gases?
What is....
Buring Carbon Dioxide and Agriculture ( It's the cows' fault)
What gas in the the atmosphere makes up the least of the composition in the atmosphere?
What is....
Argon and other trace gases
It is the 3rd and coldest layer of the atmosphere. It contains a high level of metal atoms and ice clouds.
What is......
The Mesosphere
Daily Double- Isn't Triniti the best classmate for making this Jeopardy?
What is....
Yes, Of course, absolutly
What types of clouds produce rain?
What is....
Nimbostratus and Culmulonimbus
Why is climate change a problem?
What is...
The Earth's temperature is rising and the is more extreme weather happening.
What is the precentage of oxygen in the atmosphere?
What is....
24%
What is the last layer of the atmosphere?
What is.....
The Exosphere
What does a low pressure system usually mean?
What is....
Rain and severe weather
How high do Cumulonimbus reach?
What is....
39,000 to 69,000 feet (12,000 m to 21,000 m)
How much greenhouse gases are produced in the U.S. alone?
What is....
6,870 million metric tons (15.1 trillion pounds) of carbon dioxide.
What element makes up most of the atmosphere?
What is....
Nitrogen (71%)
What layer does Aurora Borealis happen in?
What is....
The Theromosphere