25 questions Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
when warm air rises, energy is transferred to the atmosphere by | convection |
rising air is always accompanied by | sinking air |
air moving over a mountain range is called a | mountain wave |
`this type of air movement creates | lenticular clouds |
when air is........ the vertical movements of air are strong | unstable |
when air is....... these movements are weak | stable |
A....... occurs when air in the upper troposphere is warmer than air in the lower troposphere | temperature inversion |
this condition can cause a buildup of...... at lower altitudes | air pollution |
water freezing | release of thermal energy |
ice melting | absorbs thermal energy |
water evaporating | absorbs thermal energy |
water vapor condensing | release of thermal energy |
The second atmospheric layer, the......... includes a region know as the ozone layer | stratosphere |
birds, bats, and insects fly in the........ which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere | troposphere |
the......... is the layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere | mesosphere |
beyond the thermosphere is the......... which is the farthest layer away from earth | exosphere |
earths......... contains water vapor, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen and other gases | atmosphere |
the........ extends from the mesosphere to the exosphere | thermosphere |
spectacular auroras might occur when charged particles in the....... emit vivid colors | ionosphere |
what is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves | radiation |
what is absorbed radiation remitted as | conduction |
which three components make up almost all energy earth receives? | conduction convection radiation |
how many layers are in the atmosphere? | 5 |
whats the layer farthest from earth | exosphere |
whats the layer closest to earth | troposphere |
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