By Stephanie Sroka

Energy in the Atmosphere Winds Heat Transfer Water in the Atmosphere Precipitation

Energy in the Atmosphere 100 What is the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves? Answer

Energy in the Atmosphere 200 Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength? Answer

Energy in the Atmosphere 300 Answer What are the three forms of radiation from the sun?

Energy in the Atmosphere 400 What is the form of energy with wavelengths that are longer than visible light? Answer

Energy in the Atmosphere 500 What is the process by which gases hold heat in the air? Answer

Heat Transfer 100 What is thermal energy? Answer

Heat Transfer 200 How many degrees Celsius are there between the freezing point and boiling point of water? Answer

Heat Transfer 300 What are the three ways heat is transferred? Answer

Heat Transfer 400 What is temperature? Answer

Heat Transfer 500 What is heat? Answer

Winds 100 What causes wind? Answer

Winds 200 What are global winds? Answer

Winds 300 What is the name of the instrument that measures wind speed? Answer

Winds 400 What are the names of the three major wind belts? Answer

Winds 500 What are jet streams? Answer

Water in the Atmosphere 100 What is the movement of water between the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface called? Answer

Water in the Atmosphere 200 What is humidity? Answer

Water in the Atmosphere 300 How are clouds formed? Answer

Water in the Atmosphere 400 What is a psychrometer? Answer

Water in the Atmosphere 500 What are the three main types of clouds? Answer

Precipitation 100 List four common types of precipitation. Answer

Precipitation 200 What is precipitation? Answer

Precipitation 300 What device is used to measure precipitation? Answer

Precipitation 400 What must happen before precipitation can fall from a cloud? Answer

Precipitation 500 What kind of cloud produces hail? Answer

Energy in the Atmosphere 100 Game BoardRadiation

Energy in the Atmosphere 200 Violet Game Board

Energy in the Atmosphere 300 Visible light Infracted radiation Infracted radiation Ultraviolet radiation Ultraviolet radiation Game Board

Energy in the Atmosphere 400 Infrared Radiation Game Board

Energy in the Atmosphere 500 Greenhouse Effect Game Board

Heat Transfer 100 The total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance. Game Board

Heat Transfer °C Game Board

Heat Transfer 300 RadiationConductionConvection Game Board

Heat Transfer 400 The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance. Game Board

Heat Transfer 500 The energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler object. Game Board

Winds 100 Wind is the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Game Board

Winds 200 Global winds are the movement between the equator and the poles. Game Board

Winds 300 Anemometer Game Board

Winds 400 Trade Winds Prevailing Westerlies Polar Easterlies Game Board

Winds 500 Jet streams are bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above the earth’s surface. Game Board

Water in the Atmosphere 100 Water Cycle Game Board

Water in the Atmosphere 200 Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. Game Board

Water in the Atmosphere 300 Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ice crystals. Game Board

Water in the Atmosphere 400 A psychrometer measures relative humidity. Game Board

Water in the Atmosphere 500 CumulusStratusCirrus Game Board

Precipitation 100 RainSleetHail Freezing Rain Snow Game Board

Precipitation 200 Precipitation is any form of water that fall from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface. Game Board

Precipitation 300 Rain Gauge Game Board

Precipitation 400 Cloud droplets must grow heavy enough to fall through the air. Game Board

Precipitation 500 Cumulonimbus Clouds Game Board

Bibliography Microsoft Office Online September 14, Simons, B. B Science Explorer: Weather and Climate. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall.