Intro to Weather

We live in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

True or False: Meteorology is the study of meteors

• True

• False

Why do we have seasons?

• The sun revolves around the earth

• Demeter the goddess of the harvest determines our seasons

• The earth is tilted and revolves around the sun, so the sun shines more on either the Northern or Southern hemisphere

• Tectonic plates cause movement of earths surface so we go to warmer or colder places

When the angle of sunlight is high, it covers a bigger or smaller area of the Earth?

• Smaller

• Bigger

Which colored surface will absorb the most light?

• Snow

• Desert

• Ice

• Ocean

All of the sun’s light energy is absorbed by the earth. True or False?

• False

• True

The earth gives off heat. True or False?

• False

• True

What is the Green House effect?

• Earth’s atmosphere traps heat that is given off by the earth.

• Earth’s Ozone layer reflects UV rays.

• Different colored surfaces absorb light differently.

• When plants grown inside are bigger than plants grown outside.

The troposphere gets colder as you gain altitude (height) because...?

• There is less sun

• There are less air particles to warm the air

• You are farther away from the sun

• The legendary ice Pokémon, Articuno, flys high in the sky

Select all the true statements

• Air expands when it becomes warmer

• Cold air has higher pressure than warm air

• Warm air sinks

• Warm air is less dense than cold air