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Atmosphere and Weather

Authored by Scott Carlin

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Atmosphere and Weather
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

Convection

Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred

Air Mass

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

Front

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

Conduction

A boundary between two air masses

Raditation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Gas to liquid (through cooling)

Cloud

water in the form of a gas

Condensation

Liquid to gas (through heating)

Precipitation

a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

Evaporation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

Water Vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Relative Humidity

an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles (in thermosphere)

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Barometer

Aurora

The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature

Water vapor

water in the form of a gas

Humidity

The amount of water vapor in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Atmosphere

A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

Season

A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and temperature

Weather

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

Climate

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Adaptation

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Ultraviolet Radiation

Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.

Meteorologist

A scientist who studies weather

Atmosphere

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Ozone Layer

a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer

Troposphere

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.

A line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure

Isotherm

Line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperature

Isobar

a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer

a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere

Coriolis effect

ultraviolet radiation

Jet Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Weather

A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and temperature

Season

An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)

Climate

Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases

Greenhouse Effect

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

Global Warming

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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