The Atmosphere and Weather Earth Science JEOPARDY The Atmosphere and Weather

The Atmosphere Water in the Atmosphere Clouds Earth & The Sun Weather & Climate 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

What is the layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens? Answer: troposphere Back

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? Answer: nitrogen Back

Answer: Conduction, convection, and radiation The Atmosphere 300 Name the three ways that heat may move in the atmosphere. Answer: Conduction, convection, and radiation Back

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 Back

*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* Back

Water in the Atmosphere 100 What is the change from liquid to vapor called? Answer: evaporation Back

Water in the Atmosphere 200 What is the change from water vapor to liquid water called? Answer: condensation Back

Water in the Atmosphere 300 What is the amount of water vapor actually in the air called? Answer: specific humidity Back

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 Back

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 Back

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* Back

Clouds 200 What is the type of cloud shown at the left? Answer: cumulonimbus Back

What is the type of cloud shown below? Back Answer: stratus

Clouds may form when the air temperature reaches the… Answer: dew point Back

Clouds 500 Particles in the atmosphere needed for clouds to form are called… Answer: condensation nuclei *Bonus 100 for naming 1 type* Back

Earth & the Sun 100 Answer: revolution What is the name for the movement of Earth in its orbit around the sun? Answer: revolution Back

Earth & the Sun 200 Answer: rotation What is the name for the spinning of Earth about its axis? Answer: rotation Back

Earth & the Sun 300 Answer: equinox Days and nights are equal in length everywhere on the spring and fall __________. Answer: equinox Back

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 Back

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 Back

Weather & Climate 100 Answer: weather The state of the atmosphere at any given time in place is called… Answer: weather Back

Weather & Climate 200 Answer: climate The weather patterns that have been observed over many years are referred to as… Answer: climate Back

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 Back

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 Back

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 Back