Download Air pressure increases as you increase the

Air pressure increases as you increase the
altitude - True or False
False!
What is the greenhouse effect?
The atmosphere traps incoming heat from the
Sun and outcoming heat from the Earth
Describe conduction and convection.
Conduction - heat transfer through touch
Convection - heat transfer through fluids based
on varied temperatures and densities
Why does air stop rising at the top of a
convection cell and how does it eventually sink?
Air stops rising because the density matches the
surrounding air density. It eventually sinks
because the air spreads out, dropping its
temperature, and increasing its density.
Order these layers of the atmosphere from
ground level up.
Mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere,
thermosphere, stratosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mezosphere,
thermosphere, exosphere
What are the 3 things necessary to form a
cloud?
Water vapor, cooling temperature to the dew
point, and dust/smoke/salt particles
What temperature does water freeze and boil in
celsius?
Freeze - 0 Boil -100
What drives winds?
Differences in air pressure and heating of the
earth
What does the coriolis effect describe?
The rotation of earth makes global winds curve!
What cloud is layered and what cloud is thick
and fluffy?
Stratus clouds - Cumulus clouds
Match!
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Air Pressure
Wind Speed
Temperature
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Temperature
Air Pressure
Wind Speed
What do isobars and isotherms tell us?
Isobars - regions that have the same air
pressure
Isotherms - regions that have the same
temperature
Draw a wind barb and describe what
information we gain from the 3 parts of the
barb.
See packet page 8