Jeopardy Atmosphere & Heat Transfer
Jeopardy Layers of the Atmosphere Heat Transfer Things You Can’t See PollutionHot Hot Hot
Layers of the Atmosphere: 20 What layer of the earth’s atmosphere are we in??
Troposphere Click here to return to game!
Layers of the Atmosphere : 40 What protects us from MOST of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun?
The ozone layer Click here to return to game!
Layers of the Atmosphere : 60 What is the COLDEST layer of earth’s atmosphere?
Mesosphere (Hint: don’t mess with the mesosphere; it’s super cold!) Click here to return to game!
Layers of the Atmosphere : 80 Where do most meteors burn up?
The thermosphere Click here to return to game!
Layers of the Atmosphere : 100 This layer of earth’s atmosphere is the HOTTEST!
The Thermosphere Click here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 20 Heat that moves through gas or liquids
Convection Click here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 40 Heat that moves through solids that are touching.
Conduction Click here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 60 The earth’s surfaces are heated by this form of heat transfer
Radiation Click here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 80 The greenhouse gases trap warm air and continue to warm the air in the troposphere by this form of heat transfer
Convection Click here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 100 Waves that can travel through space
Radiation Click here to return to game!
Things you can’t see: 20 What is ozone made of?
3 molecules of oxygen Click here to return to game!
Things you can’t see : 40 Fill in the blanks to the make the statement true: As elevation _______ ( increases or decreases?), air density _________ (increases or decreases?).
As elevation increases, air density decreases. Or As elevation decreases, air density increases. Click here to return to game!
Things you can’t see : 60 Name the layers of earth’s atmosphere starting with the layer closest to the earth.
Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosophere Thermosphere Click here to return to game!
Things you can’t see: 80 Name the 3 most abundant gases we discussed in class that are present in our atmosphere from most to least.
Nitrogen (78%) Oxygen (21%) Carbon Dioxide (.03%) *** Argon, helium, methane, hydrogen, etc; are also present in small amounts Click here to return to game!
Things you can’t see : 100 Which of these are TRUE statements for ultraviolet (UV) light? –Absorbed by the ozone layer –Less energy than visible light –Warms the materials that absorb it –Can cause skin cancer
–Absorbed by the ozone layer –Can cause skin cancer Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 20 Name 2 gas pollutants
Carbon Dioxide Methane Ozone Sulfur Oxide Nitrogen Oxides Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 40 Name 2 particulate pollutants.
Dust Dirt Pollen Salt Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 60 What can we expect to happen if greenhouse gases increase?
Temperatures will likely increase Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 80 What is “smog”?
A “fog” of smoke or pollution! Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 100 List 3 things that can produce greenhouse gases.
Burning fossil fuels* Methane from cattle Landfills Nitrous oxide from fertilizers * Burning in general Click here to return to game!
HOT HOT HOT: 20 True or False? Daytime temperature in downtown Phoenix are usually hotter than Ahwatukee.
True Click here to return to game!
HOT HOT HOT : 40 True or False? On a summer night, downtown Phoenix cools off slower than Ahwatukee.
True Click here to return to game!
HOT HOT HOT : 60 What keeps the earth warm and helps regulate our temperatures here on earth?
Greenhouse Effect (Earth would be a frigid planet, with an average temperature around zero degrees Fahrenheit instead of the 60 degrees it is today!) Click here to return to game!
HOT HOT HOT : 80 Which are true of infrared radiation? –They have more energy than visible light –They warm materials that absorb it –They cause skin cancer –They are absorbed by the ozone layer
–They warm materials that absorb it Click here to return to game!
HOT HOT HOT : 100 What causes the Urban Heat Island?
Cities often have a lot of materials that absorb and hold radiant energy such as dark pavement & buildings. Cities often have less vegetation or green spaces which cool off faster and provide shade. Click here to return to game!