If the amounts of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane continue to increase in the atmosphere, what will happen to the average temperature of Earth?

The amount of sunlight absorbed by Earth’s surface and the amount of energy released by Earth is kept in balance by:

You place a metal spoon in a pot of soup. After a few minutes, you touch the end of the spoon and notice that it is hot. Which type of heat transfer caused this to happen?

CCC Cause and Effect: What causes sunburn? Why do we have difficulty perceiving the energy that causes it?

What is wind?

CCC Patterns: The pattern that occurs in the prevailing westerlies and polar easterlies of the Northern Hemisphere because of the Coriolis effect is:

SEP Construct Explanations: How is the sun’s energy related to winds?

Describe how you could use a globe and your hand to model the path of a global convection current in the atmosphere.

CCC Cause and Effect: The jet stream might affect the weather in your town this winter by:

CCC Cause and Effect: Surface currents are caused by

CCC Patterns: What pattern of movement do both warm and cold surface currents share?

SEP Construct Explanations: Cities located on the western coast of Norway in northern Europe near the cold Arctic Circle have a milder climate compared to other places located farther inland at the lower latitudes because:

This type of heat transfer happens where the atmosphere is in direct contact with the ground.

The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another that occurs in liquids and gases in our atmosphere and hydrosphere.

The transfer of energy through electromagnetic rays, like those of the Sun.

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Water in the form of a gas.

CO2 makes up 21% of Earth's atmosphere.

A poisonous gas that makes up the ozone layer.

_____ makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere.

A poisonous gas that makes up the ozone layer.

What makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

A beautiful display of light in the sky that comes from interactions between particles from the sun's atmosphere and Nitrogen and Oxygen in the ionosphere.

A force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth.

Height of an object above sea level.

Height of an object above sea level.

The pressure at any location on Earth caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in density and temperature. Cold (denser) fluids sink and warm (less dense) fluids rise.

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor in the atmosphere that are involved in the greenhouse effect, trapping heat in the atmosphere.

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

The pressure at any location on Earth caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in density and temperature. Cold (denser) fluids sink and warm (less dense) fluids rise.

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor in the atmosphere that are involved in the greenhouse effect, trapping heat in the atmosphere.

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

A layer in the stratosphere that contains a concentration of ozone blocking most ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun