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| A gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere, necessary for living things to grow. We do not get it directly from the air, but by eating plants. |
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| A gas that makes up 21% of the air, used by plants and animals to produce energy in their bodies. |
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| A gas that makes up less than 1% of the atmosphere, used by green plants to make their food. It is a major greenhouse gas. |
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| Objects such as dust, smoke, and pollen that affect the air quality. |
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| A gas form of H2O (water) that determines how "wet" or humid the air is. |
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| The pushing force of the atoms that make up the air on the earth by gravity. The more dense the air is, the more pressure there is. |
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| An instrument that measures air pressure. |
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| The closest layer to the surface, where weather occurs and where we live. Tempreature drops as you rise. |
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| The second closest layer to the surface of the Earth. Jet streams and the ozone layer are located here. Temperature goes up as you rise. |
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| The third layer of the atmosphere, with meteors which normally burn up here. Temperature decreases as you rise. |
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| The forth and last layer of the atmosphere, split into the Ionosphere and Exosphere. Temperature rises here but the atoms are to spread out to "feel" warm. |
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| A part of the Thermosphere made up of charged particles called ions, used for radio communication because radio signals bounce off this layer. Auoras also occur here. |
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| The largest layer of the atmosphere, and the outer part of the thermosphere. Atoms here are extremely spread out. This layer is where all our satellites orbit. |
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Wild Card #1
The atmosphere is divided into layers by-
A- distance
B- temperature changes
C- density
D- flavor |
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B (what is)-
divided by temperature changes |
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| The scientific name for heat energy |
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The transferring of heat through no substance and the vacuum of space.
Ex- energy from the sun comes to us this way! |
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Heat transferred by atoms that are touching, or solids. It cannot be carried through a liquid or a gas.
Ex- Walking barefooted on the sidewalk on a hot day! |
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| The transferring of heatthrough a liquid or a gas, carried from one place to another by convection currents. |
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The Greenhouse Effect
Blank on flip side- infared radiation. |
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| The action of atmospheric gases trapping heat close to the earth. Molecules of these gases absorb a type of heat called ________________ and starts to vibrate or heat up, transferring the heat to other atoms in the atmosphere. |
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| _____ is caused by the unequal heating of the earth. There are two types. |
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Winds in a small area. There are two types-
Sea breezes and Land breezes. It is based on the quality of land being able to heat and cool faster than the sea. |
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| A local wind occuring in the day, coming from the sea. Cold air over the sea goes to the land and heats up, then rising. The air then cools and drops back to the sea. |
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| A local wind occuring during the night. I starts with cool air over the land moving to the sea. The air is then heated and rises. The warm air then cools and returns to the land. |
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| A wind that blows across continents, affected by the Coriolis Effect. It blows in the same direction. There are three types of global winds- Polar Easterlies, Westerlies, and Trade Winds. |
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Wild Card #3
Temperature depends on the _____________________. |
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| (depends on the) angle of the sunlight. |
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| Global winds from the poles to 60° latitude, formed from cold, sinking air. |
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| Global winds found from 30-60° latitude. |
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| Winds that blow from 30° latitude to the equator. They were named from there use by early sailors. |
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| A very fast (200-400 kmh) "conveyor belt" of air going completely around the earth in the stratosphere. It pulls weather in the US from west to east. They are not in a straight line. |
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| What measures a jet stream |
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Explain---
Convection Currents
You will be scored on how many topics you reach. (Don't look before)
You can get up to 5 points! |
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2 points- Warmer material is less dense, colder is more dense
2 points- Less dense material rises, more dense sinks
1 point- example (mantle, lava lamp, etc.)
bonus points(shh...)- incorporate penguins, flying pigs, hamburgers, or rainbows |
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Atmosphere Attack!
Sponsered by Evan Notes™
Katie P. |
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Point System-
1 point for every question
2 points for a wild card
Extras have point values stated on card
~have fun and good luck on the test! ♥ |
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