Atmosphere & Weather Intro

Sunlight enters the atmosphere, is converted to infrared radiation and is trapped by gasses in air

• Ozone layer depletion
• Ultraviolet radiation absorption
• Temperature Inversion

• Greenhouse effect

Cold air moves in forcing warm air up

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air meets warm air; neither moves the other due to having equal energy

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Moves slowly and brings warm, humid air with rain and fog

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm air mass caught between two cold air masses

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As altitude above Earth increases, air pressure

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Varies

The composition of the atmosphere has this mixture

• 78% nitrogen

  21% oxygen

  1% trace gasses

• 78% oxygen

  21% nitrogen

  1% trace gasses

• 78% nitrogen

  21% oxygen

  1% carbon dioxide

• 78% oxygen

  21% nitrogen

  1% carbon dioxide

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Local winds

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(b) Global winds

• occur within small areas

• land and sea breezes

• blow over short distance

• blow steadily over long distance

• occur over large area

• global wind belts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Trade winds

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(b) Prevailing westerlies

• between latitude lines 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S

• between 30*N and 30*S latitude

• steady winds that flow from east to west

• Steady winds that flow from west to east

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles within matter

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Temperature inversion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4