Quarter 2 Study Topics

Front

Describe the composition of Earth's atmosphere?

Back

78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other gases and particles.

Front

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth to space?

Back

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

Front

What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?

Back

Troposphere

Front

List the 5 elements of weather that are used to predict the weather.

Back

Temperature, Humidity, Air Pressure, Precipitation, Wind

Front

Kinetic energy

Back

Energy that an object has due to its motion.

Front

How does temperature relate to the motion of a substance's particles?

Back

The faster the particles of a substance are moving, the higher that substance's temperature.

Front

What happens to particles in water as it evaporates in terms of energy and motion?

Back

The particles speed up and energy is transferred from the environment to the substance.

Front

Heat

Back

Heat is energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a colder object.

Front

What happens to the sunlight that does not reach the Earth's surface?

Back

It is absorbed and reflected by the atmosphere.

Front

What type of thermal energy transfer is involved in our oceans and atmosphere transferring energy?

Back

Convection