Earth's Atmosphere
Heat exchange
Wind
Weather Influence
Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters
100
What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
MesoSphere
Thermosphere (Ionosphere)
Exopsphere (Ionosphere)
100
What are the three types of heat exchange?
& What is heat
Conduction, Convection, Radiation.
Heat is the transfer of energy from one object to another.
100
What is wind
The movement of air caused by pressure differences in air masses
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather- the short term or temporary conditions of the atmosphere.
Climate- the long term and conditions of the atmosphere in a given area.
100
Which one is not a natural disaster?
Pandemic
Tsunami
Tornado
Wildfire
Pandemic
200
What is the Greenhouse effect and what role does it play on our atmosphere?
The process by which gases in the atmosphere give off Infared radiation. This in turn warm the earth more than it should by trapping gases in the atmosphere. (Leads to global warming)
200
How does heat flow
From Hot to cold
or Cold to hot
Heat flows from hot to cold
200
What is a jet stream and how do they help people?
This is a narrow belt of high-speed wind that blow from west to east around the world. They help people by allowing us to travel faster if we ride along with one on an airplane. (Can cut the time of trips by about 30 mins)
200
Air pressure exist in two forms what are they, what temperature are they and which direction do they move
High pressure- low temperature, move down and clockwise
Low Pressure- high temperature, moves up and counterclockwise
200
A thunderstorm can lead to all of the following except
Flood
Hurricane
Drought
Lightning
Drought
300
What layer of the atmosphere do planes fly in and why
They fly in the stratosphere to avoid weather conditions given that weather primarily happens in the troposphere
300
Where are the two most common place on earth, we see convection currents
In the wind and ocean currents
300
When trade winds meet, they form two types of wind systems one around the equator and one around 30 degrees North and South. What is the name of these wind systems?
Doldrums- Around Equator
Horse latitudes- Around 30 degrees North and South
300
There are various factor that effect weather in a location name at least 5 of them
Temperature, Humidity, Air Pressure, Wind, Dew Point, Altitude, latitude, Visibility, Precipitation, Air masses, Cloud Coverage.
300
Match the weather instruments to their function
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Wind Vane
Measure temperature- Thermometer
Measures Air Pressure- Barometer
Measure wind speed- Anemometer
Measures- the amount of rain fall
Measures wind direction - Wind Vane
400
Earth's atmosphere is composed of Trace gases, oxygen, and nitrogen. Match the gases with their percentages of concentration. 1%,78%, 21%.
Bonus 100 points if you can name at least two of the trace gases
Nitrogen- 78%
Oxygen-21%
Trace gases- 1% Bonus: (Argon Carbon dioxide, Water Vapor)
400
All three types of heat exchange can be seen in this photo explain how each one is present 
Conduction- Flame touching the pot
Convection - happens with the food in the pot
Radiation- happens all around the fire & pot as the heat move into the atmosphere
400
What are the three main types of global winds?
Bonus 400 pts if you can name the latitudes they sit between
Trade winds -Between equators and 30 degrees
Westerlies - Between 30 and 60 degrees
Polar Easterlies- Between 60 degrees and the poles (north and south)
400
List the types of weather fronts that exist. & Describe what happens in each
Cold front- when a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass
Warm front- when a warm air mass follows behind a cold air mass
Occluded Front - when a warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses.
Stationary Front- When a warm front and cold front meet and neither one pushed the other out the way
400
What are the three types of Tropical storms, where are they located and what conditions are needed to form them.
Bonus: There is only one continent on earth that does not experience tropical storms. What is this place and why do they not receive tropical storms?
Hurricane- Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean
Cyclone- Indian Ocean
Typhoon- Western and Southwestern Pacific Oceans
Need warm water 80 degrees or more that rises and mixes with a high-pressure system and begins to swirl
Bonus: Antartica Tropical storms need warm hot warm to form and the waters around Antartica never get hot enough to create a hurricane.
500
Match the description to the atmospheric layer
1.Coldest Layer of atmosphere-
2.Satellites are put in this layer -
3.The Aurora Borealis is produced and can be seen in this layer-
4.This layer of the atmosphere is where weather balloons are launched-
5.What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
5.Troposphere
4.Stratosphere
1.MesoSphere
3.Thermosphere (Ionosphere)
2.Exopsphere (Ionosphere)
500
What is thermal expansion.
Bonus 100: Thermal expansion is the normal law of energy transfer however not all substances follow this rule. Name a substance that expands even when chilled
The process by which something increases in volume due to an increase in temperature
Bonus: Water
500
Due to the Coriolis effect which directions due winds in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere spin
Northern Hemisphere- clockwise
Southern Hemisphere - counterclockwise
500
We have 6 types of Air Masses that travel around the world what are they.
Bonus 100: Where do Martine air masses originate
Where do Continental air masses originate
Maritime Polar, Maritime Tropical, Maritime Equatorial
Continental Tropical, Continental Polar, Continental Artic
500
Weather maps help us predict and understand weather that enters our area. What are the weather symbols for High pressure, Low Pressure, Warm front, cold front, Occluded front, rain and snow?
