1. The Atmosphere and Weather
Earth Science
JEOPARDY
The Atmosphere and Weather

2. The
Atmosphere
Water
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Atmosphere
Clouds
Earth
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The Sun
Weather
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Climate
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3. What is the layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens?
Answer: troposphere
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4. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Answer: nitrogen
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5. Answer: Conduction, convection, and radiation
The Atmosphere 300
Name the three ways that heat may move in the atmosphere.
Answer: Conduction, convection, and radiation
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6. Answer: water vapor and carbon dioxide
The Atmosphere 400
The two most important heat-absorbing gases in the atmosphere are…
Answer: water vapor and carbon dioxide
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7. *Bonus 100 for layer of the atmosphere were ozone is concentrated*
The form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms into each molecule is called…
Answer: ozone
*Bonus 100 for layer of the atmosphere were ozone is concentrated*
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8. Water in the Atmosphere 100
What is the change from liquid to vapor called?
Answer: evaporation
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9. Water in the Atmosphere 200
What is the change from water vapor to liquid water called?
Answer: condensation
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10. Water in the Atmosphere 300
What is the amount of water vapor actually in the air called?
Answer: specific humidity
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11. Water in the Atmosphere 400
What is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much vapor the air could hold at a certain temp. called?
Answer: relative humidity
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12. Water in the Atmosphere 500
Name the four ways air can be cooled.
Answer: contacting a colder surface, radiating heat, mixing with colder air, & expanding when it rises
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13. Clouds 100 Answer: cumulus
What is the type of cloud shown at the left?
Answer: cumulus
*Bonus 300 for the type of atmospheric conditions associated with this cloud*
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14. Clouds 200 What is the type of cloud shown at the left?
Answer: cumulonimbus
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15. What is the type of cloud shown below?
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Answer: stratus

16. Clouds may form when the air temperature reaches the…
Answer: dew point
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17. Clouds 500
Particles in the atmosphere needed for clouds to form are called…
Answer: condensation nuclei
*Bonus 100 for naming 1 type*
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18. Earth & the Sun 100 Answer: revolution
What is the name for the movement of Earth in its orbit around the sun?
Answer: revolution
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19. Earth & the Sun 200 Answer: rotation
What is the name for the spinning of Earth about its axis?
Answer: rotation
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20. Earth & the Sun 300 Answer: equinox
Days and nights are equal in length everywhere on the spring and fall __________.
Answer: equinox
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21. When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
Earth & the Sun 400
When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
*Hint available for 200 points*
Answer: June 21
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22. Earth & the Sun 500 Answer: December 21
On what date does the Antarctic Circle have 24 hours of daylight?
*Hint available for 300 points*
Answer: December 21
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23. Weather & Climate 100 Answer: weather
The state of the atmosphere at any given time in place is called…
Answer: weather
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24. Weather & Climate 200 Answer: climate
The weather patterns that have been observed over many years are referred to as…
Answer: climate
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25. Weather & Climate 300 Answer: water vapor
Which gas is most important for understanding the processes of weather – oxygen, ozone, water vapor, or carbon dioxide?
Answer: water vapor
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26. Weather & Climate 400 Answer: b. higher than on a clear night
Which of the following best describes the general air temperature on a cloudy night?
Lower than on a clear night
Higher than on a clear night
The same as a clear night
Answer: b. higher than on a clear night
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27. Weather & Climate 500
Name the five most important measurable properties of weather and climate.
Answer: air temperature, humidity, type and amount of precipitation, air pressure, wind speed and direction
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