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4. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The Atmosphere and its Composition Particles in the Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Temperature Change in the Atmosphere Characteristics of the Earth’s Atmospheric Layers $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Round 2 Final Jeopardy Scores Global Warming

5. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 This gas makes up 78% of the Earth’s Atmosphere.

6. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Nitrogen Scores

7. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Due to this force, the atmosphere is the densest at the Earth’s surface.

8. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Gravity Scores

9. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Besides gases, the Earth’s atmosphere contains small particles. These small particles enter the atmosphere from different sources. List as many of these sources as you can.

10. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 DustDust Volcanic AshVolcanic Ash Sea Salt / Sea SpraySea Salt / Sea Spray SmokeSmoke Small Pieces of SkinSmall Pieces of Skin PollenPollen BacteriaBacteria DustDust Volcanic AshVolcanic Ash Sea Salt / Sea SpraySea Salt / Sea Spray SmokeSmoke Small Pieces of SkinSmall Pieces of Skin PollenPollen BacteriaBacteria Scores

11. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Water exists in these three physical states in the Earth’s atmosphere.

12. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Scores Liquid Water: Water droplets forming clouds.Liquid Water: Water droplets forming clouds. Solid Water: Snow, sleet, hail and ice crystals in clouds.Solid Water: Snow, sleet, hail and ice crystals in clouds. Water Vapor: Changes into liquid and frozen water creating rain and snow.Water Vapor: Changes into liquid and frozen water creating rain and snow.

13. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 We need this important component of the Earth’s atmosphere to breathe.

14. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Scores Oxygen

15. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 As water vapor changes into liquid water on the surface of solid particles, water droplets are created. These water droplets form clouds. This process occurs to when water vapor changes into liquid water.

16. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Condensation Scores

17. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 When ocean waves crash onto rocks, particles of salt enter the Earth’s atmosphere as:

18. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Sea Spray Scores

19. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 When factories burn fossil fuels such as oil and coal, smoke is emitted from stacks. Smoke contains these solid particles.

20. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Soot Scores

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22. $400 The atmosphere contains these particles which are produced by plants. These particles often cause people to suffer from seasonal allergies.

23. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Pollen Scores

24. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Volcanoes erupt and fill the atmosphere with these tiny particles.

25. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Volcanic Ash Scores

26. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Sunlight warms the Earth’s surface. The Earth’s surface then gives off this type of radiation which heats the atmosphere.

27. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Infrared Radiation Scores

28. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 As the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere increases, global temperatures rise. As global temperatures rise, glaciers melt over time. This is what happened at the location pictured below between 1928 and the year 2000. Burning too many of these increases the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

29. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Fossil Fuels Scores

30. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The Pollution Emissions of 10 Different Countries Total CO 2 Emissions in Billions Of Tons Only this country emits a greater tonnage of CO 2 than the United States.

31. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 China Scores

32. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Solar power, power from wind and hydroelectric power are just a few examples of alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels. What name is given these alternative sources of energy?

33. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Renewable Resources Scores

34. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 The clearing of large amounts of trees leads to global warming. Trees remove CO 2 from the atmosphere naturally. As an increasing number of trees are cut down, there are less trees to clean the atmosphere. What name is given to the permanent destruction of forests and woodlands.

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36. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 This is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface.

37. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Air Pressure Scores

38. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 This scientific instrument is used to measure air pressure.

39. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Barometer Scores

40. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Which diagram is what the air density would look like at an elevation of 14,000 feet above sea level; Choose A or B Which diagram is what the air density would look like at an elevation of 14,000 feet above sea level; Choose A or B A B

41. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Choice “B” is correct. The air molecules are more spread out at 14,000 feet above sea level. In other words, the air is less dense, or thinner up there. Scores

42. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 A Basic Barometer Air pressure is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface. What force pulls the gas molecules in the atmosphere toward the Earth’s surface causing air pressure.

43. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Gravity Scores

44. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 At sea level, this is the amount of air pressure on every square centimeter of your body.

45. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 1 lb That’s like carrying a 1 – liter bottle of 7 UP on the tip of your finger. 1 lb That’s like carrying a 1 – liter bottle of 7 UP on the tip of your finger. Scores

46. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

47. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The Mesosphere Temperatures are as low as -120°C at the top of the Mesosphere. The Mesosphere Temperatures are as low as -120°C at the top of the Mesosphere. Scores

48. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 As altitude in the Troposphere increases, the temperature:

49. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Decreases Scores

50. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Analyze the diagram. How did scientists decide where each layer would begin and end? Analyze the diagram. How did scientists decide where each layer would begin and end?

51. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on how temperature changes as altitude increases. Scores

52. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Why are some layers of the atmosphere warmer than others?

53. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Some gases in the atmosphere absorb solar energy while others do not. Layers of the atmosphere where there are a high percentage of these gases are warmer than layers of the atmosphere where these gases are absent. Scores

54. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Analyze the graph below. What is the temperature at an altitude of 3 kilometers (km).

55. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 15 ºC Scores

56. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Almost all of the Earth’s CO 2, water vapor, clouds, air pollution, and life forms are found in this layer of the atmosphere.

57. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Scores The Troposphere

58. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Meteoroids burn up in this layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.

59. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Scores The Mesosphere

60. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Ozone (O 3 ) is a molecule of three oxygen atoms. The Ozone Layer is a concentration of these molecules that absorb most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun. In which layer of the atmosphere is the Ozone Layer found? Ozone (O 3 ) is a molecule of three oxygen atoms. The Ozone Layer is a concentration of these molecules that absorb most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun. In which layer of the atmosphere is the Ozone Layer found?

61. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Scores The Ozone Layer is located in the uppermost part of The Stratosphere.

62. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 This is the densest layer of the atmosphere, containing almost 80% of the Earth’s atmosphere.

63. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Scores The Troposphere

64. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Communication and weather satellites are found in this part of the Thermosphere.

65. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Scores The Exosphere