What 2 molecules (with percents) make up Earth's Atmosphere?
What is "21 oxygen" "78% Nitrogen"
100
A person who studies the weather is known as this?
What is a "Meteorologist"
100
Precipitation can fall back down to earth in these 4 ways?
What does it depend on?
What is
"rain, hail, sleet, now"
What is "temperature"
100
What is the difference between "local winds" and "global winds"?
What is
Local winds: Are winds that happen for a small area and closer to the earth
global winds: area winds that happens all over the globe and at high altitudes.
100
The process responsible for day and night on the earth is known as what ?
What is "Earth's rotation"
200
If a meteor was to burn up when passing through the atmosphere, it would most likely burn up in this layer?
What is " the Mesosphere"
200
A weather instrument that measures air pressure is called a what?
What is "a barometer"
200
This stage of the water cycle involves plants?
What is "transpiration"
200
What is the "Coriolis Effect"?
What is " when global winds are bent/deflected because of earth's rotation"
200
This process is known to be the major reason for the 4 seasons.
What is "Earth's revolution"
300
This part of the atmosphere is where weather and the water cycle takes place?
What is "the Troposphere"
300
What are the 5 weather instruments?
What is
1. barometer
2. thermometer
3. rain gauge
4. wind vane
5. anemometer
300
When water evaporates it is changing between what 2 states of matter?
Where does most evaporation take place?
What is " Liquid to solid"
what is " the ocean"
300
Draw a picture of convection currents and label them with arrows and key words.
What is "view class diagrams"
300
What is the imaginary line that cuases the earth to rotate/spin 1 once a day.
It has a angle of how many degrees?
What is "earth's axis"
What is "23.5 Degrees"
400
This part of the atmosphere is where the Ozone layer is formed?
What is "The Stratosphere"
400
What 3 ways/processes cause air to become warmer?
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What are
1. radiation
2. conduction
3. convection
400
Name 3 characteristics of a "gas".
What is
1. indefinite shape
2. molecules are spread out and colliding often
3. molecules have a lot of energy.
400
How does the unequal heating of earth's surface cause global winds?
What is
Wind is when there are difference in temperature and air pressure. Land heats up faster and cools down faster than water, this causes wind.
400
Draw a labeled picture of a cold front and a warm front, include degrees before and after each front to show you understand the difference.
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What is "PICTURES WILL VARY"
500
What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere, in order from closest to farthest?
What is
1. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
500
What is the difference between convection and conduction?
What is
convection is a cycle where warm air rises and cold air sinks.
What is
conduction is the transfer of heat/energy through direct contact.
i. e. "Warm ground directly warms the air above it. "
500
What are the 5 stages of the water cycle?
What is
1. evaporation
2. transpiration
3. condensation
4. precipitation
5. infiltration/runoff.
500
What does the term "specific heat capacity" mean? and what is the specific heat capacity for water and land.
What is
Specific heat capacity is "the amount on energy needed to raise a substance 1 degree"
Water takes 4.2 Joules of energy
Land takes 0.8 Joules of energy
500
The equator is the warmest place on earths because of why?