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Jeopardy
Atmosphere & Heat Transfer
Jeopardy
Layers of the
Atmosphere
Heat Transfer
Things You Can’t
See
Pollution Hot Hot Hot
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Layers of the Atmosphere: 20
•What layer of the earth’s atmosphere are we in??
Troposphere
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Layers of the Atmosphere : 40
• What protects us from MOST of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun?
The ozone layer
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Layers of the Atmosphere : 60
•What is the COLDEST layer of earth’s atmosphere?
Mesosphere(Hint: don’t mess with the mesosphere;
it’s super cold!)
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Layers of the Atmosphere : 80
•Where do most meteors burn up?
The thermosphere
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Layers of the Atmosphere : 100
•This layer of earth’s atmosphere is the HOTTEST!
The ThermosphereClick here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 20
•Heat that moves through gas or liquids
ConvectionClick here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 40
•Heat that moves through solids that are touching.
Conduction
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Heat Transfer: 60
The earth’s surfaces are heated by this form of
heat transfer
RadiationClick here to return to game!
Heat Transfer: 80• The greenhouse gases trap warm
air and continue to warm the air in the troposphere by this form of heat transfer
Convection
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Heat Transfer: 100
•Waves that can travel through space
RadiationClick here to return to game!
Things you can’t see: 20
•What is ozone made of?
3 molecules of oxygen
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Things you can’t see : 40
Fill in the blanks to the make the statement true:
As elevation _______ (increases or
decreases?), air density _________(increases or
decreases?).
As elevation increases, air density decreases. OrAs elevation decreases, air density increases.
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Things you can’t see : 60
•Name the layers of earth’s atmosphere starting with the layer closest to the earth.
• Troposphere• Stratosphere• Mesosophere• Thermosphere
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Things you can’t see: 80
• Name the 3 most abundant gases we discussed in class that are present in our atmosphere from most to least.
• Nitrogen (78%)• Oxygen (21%)• Carbon Dioxide (.03%)• ***Argon, helium, methane, hydrogen, etc;
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Things you can’t see : 100
• Which of these are TRUE statements for ultraviolet (UV) light? – Absorbed by the ozone layer– Less energy than visible light– Warms the materials that absorb it– Can cause skin cancer
– Absorbed by the ozone layer– Can cause skin cancer
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Pollution: 20
•Name 2 gas pollutants
• Carbon Dioxide• Methane• Ozone• Sulfur Oxide• Nitrogen Oxides
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Pollution: 40
•Name 2 particulate pollutants.
•Dust•Dirt•Pollen•Salt
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Pollution: 60
•What can we expect to happen if greenhouse gases increase?
Temperatures will likely increase
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Pollution: 80
•What is “smog”?
A “fog” of smoke or pollution!Click here to return to game!
Pollution: 100
•List 3 things that can produce greenhouse gases.
• Burning fossil fuels*• Methane from cattle
• Landfills• Nitrous oxide from fertilizers
*Burning in general
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HOT HOT HOT: 20
•True or False? Daytime temperature in downtown Phoenix are usually hotter than Ahwatukee.
True
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HOT HOT HOT : 40
•True or False? On a summer night, downtown Phoenix cools off slower than Ahwatukee.
True
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HOT HOT HOT : 60
•What keeps the earth warm and helps regulate our temperatures here on earth?
Greenhouse Effect
(Earth would be a frigid planet, with an average temperature around zero
degrees Fahrenheit instead of the 60 degrees it is today!)
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HOT HOT HOT : 80
•Which are true of infrared radiation?– They have more energy than visible light– They warm materials that absorb it– They cause skin cancer– They are absorbed by the ozone layer
– They warm materials that absorb it
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HOT HOT HOT : 100
•What causes the Urban Heat Island?
• Cities often have a lot of materials that absorb and hold
radiant energy such as dark pavement & buildings. Cities often have less vegetation or green spaces which cool off faster and provide shade.
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