Changing Atmosphere II Miscellaneous Atmosphere Science Jeopardy Changing Atmosphere I Weather Patterns I Changing Atmosphere II Weather Patterns II Miscellaneous Atmosphere 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

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Changing Atmosphere I 100 ANSWER: The two gases that make up 99% of Earth’s atmosphere. QUESTION: What are nitrogen and oxygen?

Changing Atmosphere I 200 ANSWER: Gases that absorb and give off infrared radiation. QUESTION: What are greenhouse gases?

Changing Atmosphere I 300 ANSWER: The three natural processes that continually change the atmosphere? QUESTION: What are the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles?

Changing Atmosphere I 400 ANSWER: The three ways that energy is moved throughout the atmosphere. QUESTION: What are radiation, conduction, and convection?

Changing Atmosphere I 500 ANSWER: The atmosphere’s four layers from the Earth’s surface up and the characteristic that defines them. QUESTION: What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and temperature?

Weather Patterns I 100 ANSWER: Any instrument that measures air pressure. QUESTION: What is a barometer?

Weather Patterns I 200 ANSWER: This causes Earth’s global winds to curve rather than to move in straight lines. QUESTION: What is the Coriolis effect?

Weather Patterns I 300 ANSWER: The three main types of clouds. QUESTION: What are cirrus, cumulus, and stratus?

Weather Patterns I 400 ANSWER: A condition in which the rates of evaporation and condensation are equal. QUESTION: What is saturation?

Weather Patterns I 500 ANSWER: The 5 forms of precipitation that reaches Earth’s surface. QUESTION: What are rain & drizzle, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

Changing Atmosphere II 100 ANSWER: Besides nitrogen and oxygen, two other gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere. QUESTION: What are argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor?

Changing Atmosphere II 200 ANSWER: The two types of pollutants that make up air pollution. QUESTION: What are gas pollutants and particle pollutants (particulates)?

Changing Atmosphere II 300 ANSWER: 3 dramatic events that may cause sudden changes to Earth’s atmosphere. QUESTION: What are volcanic eruptions, forest fires, and dust storms?

Changing Atmosphere II 400 ANSWER: Chemicals that break down in the stratosphere and destroy the ozone layer. QUESTION: What are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?

Changing Atmosphere II 500 ANSWER: The percentage of solar energy that is absorbed by Earth’s surface. QUESTION: What is 50%?

Weather Patterns II 100 ANSWER: The force of air molecules pushing on an area. QUESTION: What is air pressure?

Weather Patterns II 200 ANSWER: The instrument used by scientists to measure rainfall. QUESTION: What is a rain gauge?

Weather Patterns II 300 ANSWER: The temperature at which air with a given amount of water vapor will reach saturation. QUESTION: What is dew point?

Weather Patterns II 400 ANSWER: A cloud that rests on the ground or a body of water. QUESTION: What is fog?

Weather Patterns II 500 ANSWER: The names of 3 global wind belts. QUESTION: What are the trade winds, the westerlies, and the easterlies

Miscellaneous Atmosphere 100 ANSWER: The process shown at A. QUESTION: What is conduction? A

Miscellaneous Atmosphere 200 ANSWER: The process shown at B. QUESTION: What is convection? B

Miscellaneous Atmosphere 400 ANSWER: The type of cloud in the diagram. QUESTION: What is a cumulus cloud?

Miscellaneous Atmosphere 300 ANSWER: The process in which organisms take in O2 and release CO2. QUESTION: What is respiration? QUESTION: What is the eye?

Miscellaneous Atmosphere 500 ANSWER: The 3 specific groups of people that air pollution can cause extra health problems for. QUESTION: What are young children, older adults, and asthma sufferers?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The meaning of the Latin word Stratus. QUESTION: What is spread out?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The meaning of the Latin word Cumulus. QUESTION: What is heap or pile?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The meaning of the Latin word Cirrus. QUESTION: What is curl of hair?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The electromagnetic spectrum in order from longest wavelength to shortest. QUESTION: What are radio, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The 4 main gases that cause the greenhouse effect. QUESTION: What are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide?

Final Jeopardy ANSWER: The 3 main causes of acid rainfall. QUESTION: What are transportation, power plants and factories?