POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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Atmosphere Weather REVIEW
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JEOPARDY
Heat Transfer
Weather Forecasting
Clouds
Air Pressure
Layers
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In which layer of the atmosphere do sea gulls
live?
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Bag Toss Challenge!
Explain the importance of Earths stratosphere.
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Which layer protects us from meteoroids?
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Bag Toss Challenge!
Which layer has the highest temperature in any of
the layers of our atmosphere?
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List the layers of the atmosphere (in order) from
outer space, inward.
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Define air pressure.
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Explain the process that causes air pressure.
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Bag Toss Challenge!
If the air pressure on Earth is equal to the
weight of a car, how come we are not crushed by
it?
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Explain what the molecules of a gas are actually
doing? How do they physically cause pressure?
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Explain why on a sunny day there is high
pressure, and why on a cloudy day there is low
pressure.
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Clouds are made of___________.
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What type of cloud is this?
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Bag Toss Challenge!
It is a sunny day, but tomorrow there is expected
to be a blizzard. What two major clouds might you
expect to see today?
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Draw a nimbostratus and cumulonimbus cloud.
Explain the difference between the two.
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List the major steps in cloud formation.
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Bag Toss Challenge!
A big blue H is located over New Jersey. What
does this mean?
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You see that there are very thin, feathery clouds
high up in the sky. What does this mean for the
future weather?
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Describe the process by which snow can form in
Colorado even when there is a maritime tropical
air mass in the area.
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What type of cloud will form as a continental
polar air mass moves quickly into a maritime
tropical air mass.?
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Bag Toss Challenge!
Explain the pressure, clouds, and overall weather
you would expect when an ARCTIC air mass moves
into our area.
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Define conduction
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Bag Toss Challenge!
You are sitting around a camp fire taking in the
heat from the fire. What type of heat transfer is
this?
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Identify radiation in this picture
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Explain the process by which hail forms.
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List 12 examples of conduction in 35 secondsGO!