Weather Unit Review Flashcardizz 25-26

Front

Which gas is most abundant in the atmosphere?

Back

Nitrogen

Front

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Back

Oxygen

Front

What does this graph say about air pressure?

Back

As elevation increases air pressure decreases.

Front

The result of a column of air pushing down on an area is which of your vocabulary terms?

Back

Air Pressure

Front

How many layers are there to the Earth's Atmosphere?

Back

5

Front

What does this diagram tell you about the atmosphere?

Back

The layers of the atmosphere are separated by temperature, the Thermosphere is the hottest layer, and how the layers of the atmosphere are layered.

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere is where all weather occurs?

Back

Troposphere

Front

What type of heat transfer is shown in this picture? Options: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Convention

Back

Convection

Front

How is the electromagnetic energy from the sun reaching Earth?

Back

Radiation

Front

How is wind named?

Back

From the direction from which they blow from.