1. Atmosphere Jeopardy
7th Grade

2. 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

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

4. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

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

6. Troposphere

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

8. Mesosphere

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

10. To protect us from the Sun’s harmful rays

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

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

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

14. Radiation

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

16. Thermal Conduction

17. 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?

18. Convection

19. 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?

20. The ground

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

22. Conduction (the heat travels through the pan)

23. 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?

24. Carbon Dioxide

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

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

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

28. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

34. Oxygen and Nitrogen

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

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

37. The Atmosphere – 300
What is air pressure?

38. The amount of air particles pressing down on you.

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

40. As altitude goes up, air pressure goes down.

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

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