The Atmosphere, Heating the Earth and Climate Review 2020

Which of the following best describes weather?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
• long-term conditions (30 or more years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following best describes climate?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
• long-term conditions (30 or more years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Human activities and burning fossil fuels have released excessive amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  This has increased Global Warming. THESE ACTIONS HAVE CHANGED THE...

• Climate
• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

We had a warmer than typical winter last year. This is an example of....

• Climate Change
• Weather

The mesosphere helps protect the crust from...

• The impact of meteors.

• Dangerous cosmic rays.

• Dangerous solar flares.

• Harmful weather.

The composition of the atmosphere is mostly...

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Helium

a mixture of gases that surround the earth

• thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Atmosphere
• Ozone Layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air Pressure decrease with altitude

• True
• False

Air Temperature decrease with altitude

• True 
• False

What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere