1. Weather Jeopardy The AtmosphereEnergy and Heat Transfer WindsWater and Precipitation Weather Patterns 10 20 30 40 50

2. What are the most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

3. What is the atmosphere? What purpose does it serve?

4. How would the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere change if there were no plants?

5. Do the percentages of gases in the atmosphere change? Why or why not?

6. As altitude increases, how does air pressure change? How does density change?

7. What are the types of radiation that earth receives from the sun? Describe How they are different from each other.

8. How does the greenhouse effect affect life on earth?

9. What is the difference between heat and temperature? Be specific!

10. Name three ways in which heat can be transferred. Please give an example for each.

11. Why is the temperature a few inches above ground level warmer than the air a few meters above ground level? Use details to explain your answer.

12. How is wind related to air temperature And air pressure?

13. What are local winds? How are they caused?

14. Compare the conditions that cause A sea breeze with those that cause a land breeze.

15. Describe the three major wind belts and where they are located.

16. How do local winds differ from global winds?

17. Explain each step of the water cycle!

18. How are clouds formed? What are the MAIN types of clouds Formed?

19. What do you notice about altitude and The types of clouds?

20. What are the different types of precipitation? Why is it important to know what the weather is going to be like on a given day? Give at least 3 examples.

21. Please classify the following types Clouds as either low level, medium level or high level. The types are: altocumulus, altostratus, Cirrostratus, cirrus, cumulus, fog, nimbostratus, and Stratus.

22. What 2 characteristics are used to classify air masses?

23. What weather conditions are most likely to produce tornadoes? Why?

24. Suppose that it is the day after a hurricane has started and the wind and rain have quieted. Should you assume the storm has passed? Why or why not?

25. Name four types of fronts and describe the type of weather each brings.

26. What are cyclones and anticyclone? What type of weather is associated with each?