Atmosphere Jeopardy Review Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Structure Heating the Atmosphere Temperature Controls Hodge Podge 10 20 30 40 50

What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere? Category 1 – 10 Nitrogen

Which gas makes up 21% of our atmosphere? Category 1 – 20 Oxygen

Which gas is the source of all the clouds and precipitation? Category 1 - 30 Water Vapor

When 3 oxygen atoms combine together, what is it called? Category 1 - 40 Ozone

Why is the ozone important? Category 1 - 50 Protects us from UV rays by absorbing them

Name the 4 layers of the atmosphere? Category 2 - 10 Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, & Thermosphere

In which layers does temperature decrease with increase height? Category 2 - 20 Troposphere, Mesosphere

Which layer do we live in? Category 2 – 30 Troposphere

Which atmospheric layer is the ozone located ? Category 2 – 40 Stratosphere

All important weather phenomena happens in which atmospheric layer? Category 2 – 50 Troposphere

What are the 3 methods of heat transfer? Category 3 - 10 Conduction, Convection, & Radiation

In which mechanism of heat transfer is there a circular motion of matter? Category 3 - 20 Convection

In which mechanism does heat travel through materials from the higher temperature to the lower temperature? Category 3 - 30 Conduction

What is the process by which light is bounced back in all directions ? Category 3 - 40 Scattering

What is the process by which light is bounced back with the same intensity? Category 3 - 50 Reflection

How does a higher altitude affect your temperature? Category 4 - 10 Lower temp.

Does land or water heat faster? Category 4 - 20 Land

What are lines, on a map, that connect values of equal temperatures? Category 4 - 30 Isotherms

The fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface Category 4 - 40 Albedo

During the evening, clouds act as a blanket by _________ heat. Category 4 - 50 Absorbing

Name the 4 major spheres of the Earth. Category 5 - 10 Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, & Biosphere

The observation of weather over many years. Category 5 - 20 Climate

Refers to the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place. Category 5 - 30 Weather

What is a measure of the average kinetic energy in a substance? Category 5 - 40 Temperature

Energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in their temperature . Category 5 - 50 Heat