Science Olympiad Meteorology

Identify what both 's are in the image.

• Polar Easterlies

• Doldrums

• Southeast Trade Winds

• Westerlies

• Northeast Trade Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection is called the ______.

• Coriolis Effect

• Isothermic Effect

• Lake Effect Storm

• Hadley Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What layer is labeled "A?'

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Ionosphere

• Thermosphere

What layer is labeled "D?'

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What layer is labeled "E?'

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What temperature would be found at the label "G?"

• 1500 Degrees Celsius

• 0 Degrees Celsius

• -60 Degrees Celsius

• 2000 Degrees Celsius

What temperature would be found on the label "H?'

• 1500 Degrees Celsius

• 0 Degrees Celsius

• -60 Degrees Celsius

• 2000 Degrees Celsius

How high (in meters) do planes normally fly?

• 30 Km

• 5,000 to 10,000 meters

• 11,000 to 15,000 meters

• 10 Km

In which layer of the atmosphere will meteors fall?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the warmest?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6