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8. 15 20 25 510 Characteristics of the Atmosphere Atmospheric Heating Global and Local Winds Air Pollution Random Facts 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 25 20 Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six

9. A mixture of gases. Show Answer

10. What is the atmosphere? Back to Board

11. The air we breathe is made up of mostly this gas. Show Answer

12. What is nitrogen? Back to Board

13. About this percent of the Earth’s atmosphere is made of oxygen. Show Answer

14. What is 21%? Back to Board

15. The layer of the atmosphere that contains weather. Show Answer

16. What is the troposphere? Back to Board

17. The reason that air pressure is greatest at Earth’s surface. Show Answer

18. What is gravity? Back to Board

19. The transfer of energy by the circulation of gases and liquids. Show Answer

20. What is convection? Back to Board

21. The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves. Show Answer

22. What is radiation? Back to Board

23. An increase in greenhouse gases causes this. Show Answer

24. What is Global Warming? Back to Board

25. A flame hitting the bottom of a pot would be an example of this type of heat transfer. Show Answer

26. What is conduction? Back to Board

27. The natural warming of Earth’s atmosphere when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy. Show Answer

28. What is global warming? Back to Board

29. This occurs due to differences in air pressure. Show Answer

30. What is wind? Back to Board

31. Temperature differences caused by the geography of an area cause these type of winds. Show Answer

32. What are local winds? Back to Board

33. Show Answer These winds lie at point “A” A C D E B F

34. What are polar easterlies? Back to Board

35. These winds lie at point “D” Show Answer A C D E B

36. What are the trade winds? Back to Board

37. These winds blow from 30˚ to 60˚latitude in both hemispheres. Show Answer

38. What are westerlies? Back to Board

39. Sea Salt is an example of this type of pollutant. Show Answer

40. What is a primary pollutant? (natural) Back to Board

41. This is formed by combining two or more primary pollutants or a primary pollutant and a natural source. Show Answer

42. What is a secondary pollutant? Back to Board

43. This is caused when CFCs break down ozone. Show Answer

44. What is the ozone hole? Back to Board

45. This is one way to reduce indoor air pollution. Show Answer

46. What is: Ventilation Or Reduce the use of chemical solvents and cleaners? Back to Board

47. This combination of a pollutant and natural resource make up smog. Show Answer

48. What is vehicle exhaust, ozone, and sunlight? Back to Board

49. This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer. Show Answer

50. What is the stratosphere? Back to Board

51. The exosphere is contained in this atmospheric layer. Show Answer

52. What is the thermosphere? Back to Board

53. This breeze occurs during the day, when cool ocean air sweeps over the warm land. Show Answer

54. What is a sea breeze? Back to Board

55. The apparent curving of the path of an object due to Earth’s rotation. Show Answer

56. What is the Coriolis Effect? Back to Board

57. In these two layers, as the altitude increases, the temperature decreases. Show Answer

58. What are the Troposphere and Mesosphere? Back to Board

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60. Air travels in circular patterns called ______________. Show Answer 302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321

61. What are convection cells? Back to Board