Atmosphere Jeopardy Review Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Structure Heating

Atmosphere Jeopardy Review Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Structure Heating the Atmosphere Temperature Controls Hodge Podge 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?

Which gas makes up 21% of our atmosphere?

Which gas is the source of all the clouds and precipitation?

When 3 oxygen atoms combine together, what is it called?

Why is the ozone important?

Name the 4 layers of the atmosphere?

In which layers does temperature decrease with increase height?

Which layer do we live in?

Which atmospheric layer is the ozone located ?

All important weather phenomena happens in which atmospheric layer?

What are the 3 methods of heat transfer?

In which mechanism of heat transfer is there a circular motion of matter?

In which mechanism does heat travel through materials from the higher temperature to the lower temperature?

What is the process by which light is bounced back in all directions ?

What is the process by which light is bounced back with the same intensity?

How does a higher altitude affect your temperature?

Does land or water heat faster?

What are lines, on a map, that connect values of equal temperatures?

The fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface

During the evening, clouds act as a blanket by _____ heat.

Name the 4 major spheres of the Earth.

The observation of weather over many years.

Refers to the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place.

What is a measure of the average kinetic energy in a substance?

Energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in their temperature.