Unit 5 - Week 1 Cards

Question 1

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

Answer 1

Nitrogen

Question 2

What percentage of the atmosphere is made of nitrogen?

Answer 2

78%

Question 3

What percentage of the atmosphere is made of oxygen?

Answer 3

21%

Question 4

This created the atmosphere by releasing gases trapped within the earth to the surface.

Answer 4

Volcanic eruptions

Question 5

This caused the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to decrease and the amount of oxygen to increase.

Answer 5

Photosynthetic life (plants, cyanobacteria)

Question 6

This has led to increased levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

Answer 6

Burning fossil fuels

Question 7

What are the five layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 7

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

Question 8

This layer of the atmosphere is where nearly all weather conditions take place.

Answer 8

Troposphere

Question 9

The layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, Contains the ozone layer.

Answer 9

Stratosphere

Question 10

The region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere. Where sprites occur.

Answer 10

Mesosphere

Question 11

The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. This is where the Aurora borealis and international space station reside.

Answer 11

Thermosphere

Question 12

The outermost layer of the atmosphere. Where satellites orbit the earth.

Answer 12

Exosphere

Question 13

What are the three “pauses” between the layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 13

Tropopause, stratopause, mesopause

Question 14

The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves (light)

Answer 14

Radiation

Question 15

The transfer of thermal energy between objects when their atoms or molecules collide.

Answer 15

Conduction

Question 16

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another.

Answer 16

Convection

Question 17

The degree of compactness of a substance. Also the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume.

Answer 17

Density

Question 18

Increases as the motion of particles speeds up, and decreases as the motion of particles slows down.

Answer 18

Temperature

Question 19

What are the three units used to meausure temperature?

Answer 19

degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit, Kelvin

Question 20

The force exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere above the surface.

Answer 20

Air pressure

Question 21

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

Answer 21

Humidity

Question 22

An increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer, which is the opposite of how temperature normally behaves

Answer 22

Temperature Inversion

Question 23

the current short term variations in atmospheric phenomena

Answer 23

weather

Question 24

the long term average of variations in weather for a particular area.

Answer 24

climate

Question 25

person that studies long term atmospheric patterns

Answer 25

climatologist

Question 26

person that analyzes and forecasts the weather in the short term

Answer 26

meteorologist

Question 27

Air and water, constantly circulating around the Earth redistribute the thermal energy.

Answer 27

Thermal energy redistribution

Question 28

Measures Temperature

Answer 28

Thermometer

Question 29

measures humidity

Answer 29

Hygrometer

Question 30

Measures air pressure

Answer 30

Barometer

Question 31

Measures wind speed

Answer 31

Anemometer

Question 32

The official name for a weather balloon. I

Answer 32

radiosonde

Question 33

Weather systems used to detect specific locations of precipitation. Stands for- Radio Detection And Ranging

Answer 33

Radar

Question 34

Three types of weather satellite imagery.

Answer 34

Infrared, visible, and water vapor