Weather and the

Layers of Atmospher

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Water Cycle and

Wind

Clouds and

Precipitation

Air Masses

and Fronts

Weather Instrumen

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3rd Quarterly- 6th Grade Science Jeopardy Review

10 points

Question: Identify at least 4 gases in Earth’s atmosphere

Answer: Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, water vapor, argon

20 pointsQuestion: Identify the layers of our

atmosphere from highest to lowest altitude.

Answer: Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

30 pointsQuestion: The earth is protected from

ultraviolet radiation by 1) what gas, 2) in which layer of atmosphere?

Answer: Ozone in the stratosphere

40 pointsQuestion: What is the relationship between

temperature and altitude in each of the layers of atmosphere?

Answer:Troposphere- altitude increases and temperature decreases

Stratosphere- altitude and temperature both increase

Mesosphere- altitude increases and tempearture decreases

Thermosphere- altitude and temperature both increase

50 pointsQuestion: Identify something you might

find in each layer of atmosphere.

Answer:

Troposphere- planes, Stratosphere- ozone, Mesosphere- meteorites,

Thermosphere- spaceships, Exosphere- satellites

10 pointsQuestion: Identify each of the 5 steps in the

water cycle

Answer: Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, collection

20 pointsQuestion: Air always moves from areas of

______________to areas of _______________.

Answer: High pressure, Low pressure

30 pointsQuestion: How does the wind direction differ during land breeze and sea breeze?

Answer: Land Breeze = air moves towards the landSea Breeze = air moves towards the sea

40 pointsQuestion: Identify two differences between

global winds and surface winds?

Answer: Global winds- larger, coriolis effect, jet stream

Surface winds- smaller, no coriolis effect

50 pointsQuestion: Identify each type of air mass and

the characteristics that each would have. Then, reveal what fronts you would find with

each of them.

Answer: cT- dry and warm – warm front

cP- dry and cold – cold front

mP- moist and cold – cold front

mT- moist and warm – warm front

cA- dry and very cold – arctic front

10 pointsQuestion: What does the word ‘cumulus’

describe about a cloud?

Answer: Shape

20 pointsQuestion: Identify the three types of cloud

shapes.

Answer: cumulus, stratus, and cirrus

30 pointsQuestion: What controls the type of

precipitation that falls?

Answer: Air temperature

40 pointsQuestion: How does the amount of time

precipitation lasts for in a cold front compare to that of a warm front?

Answer: Precipitation lasts for a short time in a cold front, and a long time in a warm

front.

50 pointsQuestion: What are 4 unique differences

between hail and rain?

Answer: Rain is liquid, Hail is iceHail forms from updrafts, Rain simply fallsHail is made of layers of ice, Rain has no

layersHail is heavier than rain

10 pointsQuestion: What are the two properties of

air masses?

Answer: moisture and temperature

20 pointsQuestion: What words are used to describe

the amount of moisture and temperature in an air mass?

Answer: Continental/Maritime, and Tropical/Polar

30 pointsQuestion: What type of front results when

two air masses slide past each other?

Answer: Stationary Front

40 pointsQuestion: Describe where each of the air

masses originates form, and what type of front might be associated with each: continental polar, martime tropical.

Answer:

Continental Polar: over land at high latitude, and a cold front

Maritime Tropical: over the ocean at lower latitude, and a warm front

50 pointsQuestion: In at least four unique ways,

how do cold front differ from warm fronts?

Answer: Temperature, precipitation, storms produced, duration of precipitation, shape

of front

10 pointsQuestion: Which weather instrument

measures the air pressure?

Answer: Barometers

20 pointsQuestion: What is the weather intrument and units used to measure air temperaure

Answer: Thermometer

30 pointsQuestion: When measuring relative humidity, what is the % humidity being

measured “relative” to?

Answer: Temperature

40 pointsQuestion: Identify six (6) weather

instruments and their functions.

Answer: Barometer- air pressure, Thermometer-

temperature, Anemometer- wind speed, Wind Vane- wind direction

Sling Psychorometer- relative humidity, Rain Gauge- liquid precipitation

50 pointsQuestion: If a wind vane pointed south, 1) how

would this be shown on a station model, and 2) in what directions would you find the high and low

pressure systems?

Answer:1) the stalk would point up to the North

2) The high pressure would be to the North, while the low

pressure is to the South.