Atmosphere

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Category One for $100 What is the atmosphere? a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Mixture of gases d. Water vapor Click here to check your answer

Category One for $100 c. Mixture of gases Back to Jeopardy Board

The air we breathe is mostly Category One for $200 The air we breathe is mostly a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Zone d. Nitrogen Click here to check your answer

Category One for $200 d. Nitrogen Back to Jeopardy Board

How much of the atmosphere is oxygen? Category One for $300 How much of the atmosphere is oxygen? a. 21% b. 78% c. 35% d. 50% Click here to check your answer

Category One for $300 a. 21% Back to Jeopardy Board

Category One for $400 Why is air pressure greatest at the surface of the earth? a. Because of the pressure of oxygen b. Because gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface c. Because of the weight of ice crystals d. Because of pollution Click here to check your answer

b. Because gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface Category One for $400 b. Because gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface Back to Jeopardy Board

Air temperature changes as altitude increases because of Category One for $500 Air temperature changes as altitude increases because of a. Gases that absorb solar energy b. Gravity’s pull on oxygen c. Air pollution d. Air pressure Click here to check your answer

Category One for $500 d. Air pressure Back to Jeopardy Board

The ozone layer is found in the Category Two for $100 The ozone layer is found in the a. Thermosphere b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere Click here to check your answer

Category Two for $100 d. Stratosphere Back to Jeopardy Board

Most solar energy that reaches earth’s atmosphere is Category Two for $200 Most solar energy that reaches earth’s atmosphere is a. Absorbed by earth’s surface b. Reflected by earth’s surface c. Scattered by clouds d. Absorbed by clouds, ozone and gases Click here to check your answer

a. Absorbed by earth’s surface Category Two for $200 a. Absorbed by earth’s surface Back to Jeopardy Board

Radiation is the transfer of energy a. As electromagnetic waves Category Two for $300 Radiation is the transfer of energy a. As electromagnetic waves b. By circulation of gases c. As heat through material d. To the atmosphere Click here to check your answer

a. As electromagnetic waves Category One for $300 a. As electromagnetic waves Back to Jeopardy Board

Conduction is the transfer of energy Category Two for $400 Conduction is the transfer of energy a. by the circulation of gases and liquids b. As electromagnetic waves c. As heat through material d. To the atmosphere Click here to check your answer

c. As heat through material Category One for $400 c. As heat through material Back to Jeopardy Board

Convection is the transfer of energy Category Two for $500 Convection is the transfer of energy a. By the circulation of gases or liquids b. As electromagnetic waves c. As heat through material d. To the atmosphere Click here to check your answer

a. By the circulation of gases or liquids Category One for $500 a. By the circulation of gases or liquids Back to Jeopardy Board

Global warming maybe caused by a. Decrease in greenhouse gases Category Three for $100 Global warming maybe caused by a. Decrease in greenhouse gases b. Increase in greenhouse gases c. Escape of thermal energy d. Escape of radiation Click here to check your answer

b. Increase in greenhouse gases Category Three for $100 b. Increase in greenhouse gases Back to Jeopardy Board

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Winds occurs because of differences in __________ Category Three for $200 DAILY DOUBLE Winds occurs because of differences in __________ Click here to check your answer

Category Three for $200 Air pressure Back to Jeopardy Board

What causes local winds a. Global winds b. Trade winds c. Easterlies Category Three for $300 What causes local winds a. Global winds b. Trade winds c. Easterlies d. Temperature differences Click here to check your answer

d. Temperature differences Category One for $300 d. Temperature differences Back to Jeopardy Board

Which is a primary pollutant? Category Three for $400 Which is a primary pollutant? a. Ozone b. Volcanic ash c. Acid rain d. Smog Click here to check your answer

Category One for $400 b. Volcanic ash Back to Jeopardy Board

b. Smoke from power plants Category Three for $500 What is the largest source of human-caused air pollution in the United States? a. Chemical waste b. Smoke from power plants c. Vehicle exhaust d. Ozone Click here to check your answer

Category One for $500 c. Vehicle exhaust Back to Jeopardy Board

Category Four for $100 What is the greatest problem created by the ozone hole? a. It allows more UV rays to reach the earth’s atmosphere b. It allows more UV rays to reach the earth’s surface c. It allows more UV rays to escape the earth’s atmosphere d. It does not allow enough UV rays tor each earth’s surface. Click here to check your answer

b. It allows more UV rays to reach the earth’s surface Category Four for $100 b. It allows more UV rays to reach the earth’s surface Back to Jeopardy Board

Air pressure decreases as what increase? Category Four for $200 Air pressure decreases as what increase? a. Altitude b. Radiation c. Water vapor d. Pollution Click here to check your answer

Category Four for $200 a. Altitude Back to Jeopardy Board

Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect Category Four for $300 When you pick up a hot cup, heat is transferred from the cup to your hand by _____________. Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect conduction wind Click here to check your answer

Category Four for $300 conduction Back to Jeopardy Board

Zone and smog are examples of ____________ pollutants. Category Four for $400 Zone and smog are examples of ____________ pollutants. secondary Coriolis Effect conduction wind Click here to check your answer

Category One for $400 secondary Back to Jeopardy Board

Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect wind Category Four for $500 The _________________ is caused by gases in the atmosphere that absorb radiation and transfer heat. Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect wind Click here to check your answer

Category One for $500 Greenhouse effect Back to Jeopardy Board

Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect wind Category Five for $100 Winds in the Northern Hemisphere traveling north curve to the east, and winds traveling south curve to the west due to the _________________. Greenhouse effect Coriolis Effect wind Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $100 Coriolis Effect Back to Jeopardy Board

Middle layer of the atmosphere Category Five for $200 Middle layer of the atmosphere a. Stratosphere b. Thermosphere c. Mesosphere d. Troposphere Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $200 c. Mesosphere Back to Jeopardy Board

Sphere of the atmosphere where gases are layered Category Five for $300 Sphere of the atmosphere where gases are layered a. Stratosphere b. Thermosphere c. Mesosphere d. Troposphere Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $300 a. Stratosphere Back to Jeopardy Board

Category Five for $400 The highest layer of the atmosphere, temperature can reach 1,000 degrees a. Stratosphere b. Thermosphere c. Mesosphere d. Troposphere Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $400 b. Thermosphere Back to Jeopardy Board

Layer of the atmosphere closest to earth’s surface Category Five for $500 Layer of the atmosphere closest to earth’s surface a. Stratosphere b. Thermosphere c. Mesosphere d. troposphere Click here to check your answer

Category One for $500 d. troposphere Back to Jeopardy Board

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____ radar is used in TV weather report to track precipitation Category One for $200 ____ radar is used in TV weather report to track precipitation Click here to check your answer

Category One for $200 Doppler Back to Jeopardy Board

How much water vapor is in the air compared to how much it could hold Category One for $400 How much water vapor is in the air compared to how much it could hold Click here to check your answer

Category One for $400 Relative humidity Back to Jeopardy Board

Movement of Earth around the sun Category One for $600 Movement of Earth around the sun Click here to check your answer

Category One for $600 revolution Back to Jeopardy Board

Spinning of earth in its axis Category One for $800 Spinning of earth in its axis Click here to check your answer

Category One for $800 rotation Back to Jeopardy Board

Seasons of Earth are caused by ____ and ____ Category One for $1000 Seasons of Earth are caused by ____ and ____ Click here to check your answer

Earth’s tilt and movement of earth around the sun (revolution) Category One for $1000 Earth’s tilt and movement of earth around the sun (revolution) Back to Jeopardy Board

Liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground Category Two for $200 Liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground Click here to check your answer

Category Two for $200 sleet Back to Jeopardy Board

Category Two for $400 Water vapor that changes directly from gas to solid and does not go through the liquid phase Click here to check your answer

Category Two for $400 snow Back to Jeopardy Board

Large mass of water pushed along by hurricane onto land Category Two for $600 Large mass of water pushed along by hurricane onto land Click here to check your answer

Category One for $600 Storm surge Back to Jeopardy Board

Look like flat sheets of clouds Category Two for $800 Look like flat sheets of clouds Click here to check your answer

Category One for $800 stratus Back to Jeopardy Board

Indicates and measures temperature Category Two for $1000 Indicates and measures temperature Click here to check your answer

Category One for $1000 thermometer Back to Jeopardy Board

Sound from the rapid expansion of air along the lightning strike Category Three for $200 Sound from the rapid expansion of air along the lightning strike Click here to check your answer

Category Three for $200 thunder Back to Jeopardy Board

Category Three for $400 Brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning and thunder Click here to check your answer

Category Three for $400 thnuderstorm Back to Jeopardy Board

Category Three for $600 Midwest part of the US where most tornadoes form because large air masses and warm air masses collide Click here to check your answer

Category One for $600 Tornado alley Back to Jeopardy Board

Issued when a tornado is seen by a person or weather radar Category Three for $800 Issued when a tornado is seen by a person or weather radar Click here to check your answer

Category One for $800 Tornado warning Back to Jeopardy Board

Issued when weather has a chance of producing tornado Category Three for $1000 Issued when weather has a chance of producing tornado Click here to check your answer

Category One for $1000 Tornado watch Back to Jeopardy Board

Rapidly rotating column of rising air Category Four for $200 Rapidly rotating column of rising air Click here to check your answer

Category Four for $200 tornado Back to Jeopardy Board

Condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place Category Four for $400 Condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place Click here to check your answer

Category Four for $400 weather Back to Jeopardy Board

Air mass that forms over land Category Four for $600 Air mass that forms over land Click here to check your answer

Category Four for $600 continental Back to Jeopardy Board

Four types of fronts Category Four for $800 Click here to check your answer

warm., cold, stationary, occluded Category One for $800 warm., cold, stationary, occluded Back to Jeopardy Board

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Differentiate climate from weather Category Four for $1000 DAILY DOUBLE Differentiate climate from weather Click here to check your answer

Climate- the atmospheric condition over a long period of time Category One for $1000 Climate- the atmospheric condition over a long period of time Weather- atmospheric condition over a short period of time Back to Jeopardy Board

The climate zone between the tropics and polar zone Category Five for $200 The climate zone between the tropics and polar zone Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $200 Temperate zone Back to Jeopardy Board

North or South Pole and its surrounding area Category Five for $400 North or South Pole and its surrounding area Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $400 Polar zone Back to Jeopardy Board

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The biome that has an acidic soil Category Five for $600 DAILY DOUBLE The biome that has an acidic soil Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $600 taiga Back to Jeopardy Board

Frozen layer of soil under thawed soil Category Five for $800 Frozen layer of soil under thawed soil Click here to check your answer

Category Five for $800 permafrost Back to Jeopardy Board

In this biome, mosses and lichens cover rocks Category Five for $1000 In this biome, mosses and lichens cover rocks Click here to check your answer

Category One for $1000 tundra Back to Jeopardy Board

Final Jeopardy Category answer

This refers to tree tops in tropical rain forest Final Jeopardy This refers to tree tops in tropical rain forest Click here to check your answer

Final Jeopardy canopy Back to Jeopardy Board