Atmosphere & Air Temperature

The hottest parts of Earth are near the:

• Winter

• Poles

• Equator

• Beach

The coldest parts of the Earth are near the:

• Poles

• Ocean

• Sun

• Space

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Combining the parts of words "incoming", "solar", and "radiation" forms the terms:

• Wind

• Shadow

• Atmosphere

• Insolation

The sun is highest at:

• Morning

• 1:00

• Miday

• Night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The angle of insolation can be measured by examining the angles created by:

• Shadows

• Planets

• Walls

• Sun

Air temperatures drop as you go higher up of mountain because you are traveling higher above:

• Floor

• Sea Level

• Mountain

• Ground

Temperatures drop this many degrees in Fahrenheit for every 1,000 feet.

• 6.3

• 7.2

• 3.6

• 1.3

This is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

As you go higher in altitude, what decreases steadily.

• Dirt

• Light

• Water

• Air pressure

Air is made up mostly of molecules of these 2 gases.

• Dust

• Oxgen

• Nitrogen

• Vapor