Atmosphere - 1

What's the difference between climate and weather?

• Climate is what's happening now, weather is what's happening over a longer period

• Weather is what's happening now, Climate is what's happening over a longer period

• Weather is impacted by greenhouse gases, climate is not

• Climate is impacted by greenhouse gases, weather is not

What is the most common gas in our atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

As elevation increases...

• Air pressure decreases

• Air pressure increases

In the troposphere, as elevation increases...

• Temperature decreases

• Temperature increases

At higher elevations...

• there are more air molecules

• there are less air molecules

• temperatures increase

• air pressure increases

Ozone is found in the...

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

What does ozone do that is significant?

• traps heat

• creates rainbows

• burns up meteors

• creates the aurora borealis

Without any other info, which latitude coordinate would you expect to have the hottest average temperatures throughout the year?

• 88 degrees north

• 68 degrees south

• 46 degrees south

• 21 degrees north

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Almost all of the moisture in the atmosphere is located here.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All life is located here.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere