Atmosphere Jeopardy 7th Grade

Choose Your Category! 100 200 300 400 500 Layers of the Atmosphere Heating the Earth Climate Change Characteristics of the Atmosphere 100 200 300 400 500

Layers of the Atmosphere -100 Put these layers in order from lowest to highest Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere and Mesosphere

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Layers of the Atmosphere -200 Which layer is the one that we live in?

Troposphere

Layers of the Atmosphere – 300 Which layer is the coldest?

Mesosphere

Layers of the Atmosphere - 400 The stratosphere contains the ozone layer. What is the job of the Ozone Layer?

To protect us from the Sun’s harmful rays

Layers of the Atmosphere - 500 The thermosphere is over 1,000 degrees Celsius. Why does it not feel hot?

The particles of air are so far apart, they do not bump into each other. Heat can only be created when particle collide.

Heating the Earth -100 What process sends electromagnetic waves from the Sun to the Earth?

Radiation

What is the process of heat traveling through an object? Heating the Earth – 200 What is the process of heat traveling through an object?

Thermal Conduction

What process involves the circulation of heat in a liquid or a gas? Heating the Earth - 300 What process involves the circulation of heat in a liquid or a gas?

Convection

Where does most of the earth’s heat conduction take place? Heating the Earth – 400 Where does most of the earth’s heat conduction take place?

The ground

Heating the Earth - 500 Which of the three processes take place when I cook food in a frying pan?

Conduction (the heat travels through the pan)

Which gas is responsible for trapping the most heat in the atmosphere? Climate Change - 100 Which gas is responsible for trapping the most heat in the atmosphere?

Carbon Dioxide

Name two ways higher temperatures will impact the Earth. Climate Change - 200 Name two ways higher temperatures will impact the Earth.

Warmer Oceans Melted Glaciers Stronger Hurricanes Droughts Damaged Wildlife Higher Water Levels

Explain the “Greenhouse Effect”. How does it help the Earth? Climate Change – 300 Explain the “Greenhouse Effect”. How does it help the Earth?

The Greenhouse Effect traps heat from the Sun in our atmosphere The Greenhouse Effect traps heat from the Sun in our atmosphere. It keeps the Earth warm.

What are 3 types of clean energy resources? Climate Change – 400 What are 3 types of clean energy resources?

Hydro-power Wind Power Solar Power Nuclear Power Biomass Power Geothermal Power

Climate Change - 500 List three specific ways that you could save energy and fight climate change.

Save on water Unplug electronics Car pool Ride you bike/walk Reuse and Recycle

The Atmosphere - 100 What two main gases make up the atmosphere?

Oxygen and Nitrogen

The Atmosphere – 200 What are two jobs of the atmosphere?

Protects us from UV rays Protects us from meteors Provides us with oxygen Keeps us warm

The Atmosphere – 300 What is air pressure?

The amount of air particles pressing down on you.

How are altitude and air pressure related to each other? The Atmosphere - 400 How are altitude and air pressure related to each other?

As altitude goes up, air pressure goes down.

The Atmosphere - 500 What determines the temperature of the atmosphere?

Layers that absorb more heat have higher temperatures. Layers that absorb less heat have lower temperatures.