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Jeopardy
Vocabulary Atmosphere
Wind
Misc
Misc 2
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Final Jeopardy
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Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time
and place
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What is weather?
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A tool to measure air temperature
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What is a thermometer?
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Forms when cool air sinks slowly when an area
has not been heated strongly by the Sun
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What is high pressure?
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When the Earth’s rotation influences things on
Earth
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What is Coriolis Effect
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The amount of moisture the air contains
compared with the maximum amount it can hold
at a particular temperature
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Relative humidity
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Two most abundant gases in the atmosphere
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What are nitrogen and oxygen?
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% of atmosphere made up of other gases other
than oxygen and nitrogen
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What is 1%?
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It provides all the gases that living things need
to survive.
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What is atmosphere?
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From Earth to space, the 4 main layers in the
atmosphere are:
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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and
thermosphere
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Most of the heating of the troposphere comes
from the Sun. This is a type of ___________.
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What is radiation?
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Local winds differ from global winds because
they
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What is caused by unequal heating within a
small area.
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Earth’s rotation makes global winds curve. This
called the
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What is the coriolis effect?
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Over short distances, wind blows towards area
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What is low pressure?
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These are at 30 degrees north and south
latitudes
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What are horse latitudes?
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These are both regions of very calm weather
with very little wind.
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What are the doldrums and horse latitudes?
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As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, air
pressure
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What is decreases?
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This gas absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
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What is ozone?
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The force of air molecules pushing on an area is
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What is air pressure?
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Jet streams generally flow toward the
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What is East?
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Over short distances, wind blows towards areas
of
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What is low pressure?
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At about 30 degrees north and south latitudes
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What are horse latitudes?
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Areas of very calm weather and little wind
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What are the Doldrums and Horse latitudes?
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As altitude increases, air pressure
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What is decreases?
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As altitude increases, density
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What is decreases?
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Warm air…..
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What is rises?
Final Jeopardy
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The transfer of heat energy from on substance
to another by direct contact
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What is conduction?