
Atmosphere and Weather
Authored by Scott Carlin
Science
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred
Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
Raditation
A boundary between two air masses
Conduction
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
Front
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Air Mass
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
Cloud
a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
Condensation
Liquid to gas (through heating)
Water Vapor
Gas to liquid (through cooling)
Evaporation
water in the form of a gas
Precipitation
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Aurora
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles (in thermosphere)
Water vapor
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
Relative Humidity
water in the form of a gas
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Atmosphere
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Adaptation
A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and temperature
Weather
A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
Climate
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Season
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Troposphere
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
Meteorologist
A scientist who studies weather
Ultraviolet Radiation
Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.
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
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
ultraviolet radiation
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
Jet Stream
Isobar
Coriolis effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Weather
A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and temperature
Climate
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Global Warming
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Greenhouse Effect
An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
Season
Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
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