14 questions
What is the condition of the Earth at a particular time and place?
climate
weather
temperature
air pressure
The height above sea level.
height
altitude
jet streams
stratosphere
I am found in the layer of the Stratosphere and protects us from ultra violet radiation. *Rays bounce back into outer space.
Ultraviolet Radiation
Ozone Layer
Magnosphere
Thermosphere
Harmful rays of radiation from the sun that causes skin cancer, eye damage, and sunburn
Ozone Layer
U.V. Rays AKA Ultraviolet Radiation
Electromagnetic Radiation
Sunlight
The force of air pushing down on you in all directions.
air
mass
air pressure
jet streams
A weather tool used to measure air pressure. Can be measured in millibars (mb), inches(in), millimeters (mm), and centimeters(cm).
anemometer
barometer
thermometer
psychrometer
Very fast moving bands of wind, over 180km/hour, blows from East to West.
altitude
jet streams
high speed winds
wind gusts
I am layer of gases surrounding the Earth that makes conditions suitable for organisms (living things).
atmosphere
greenhouse effect
oxygen
Nitrogen
Which winds blow from West to East and allow airplanes to glide in the wind save fuel?
Polar Easterlies
jet streams
prevailing westerlies
True or False: Altitude affects air pressure
True
False
True or False: Temperature affects air pressure.
True
False
Rainy, cloudy, temperature, air pressure, are all factors that deal with _________________________.
climate
weather
earth
True or False: Weather in the same city can be different at the same time, but in different places.
True
False
Weather always stays the same.
True
False