Atmosphere Study Guide

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Atmosphere Study Guide Review Sheet
1. What is matter?

2. What makes up matter?

3. What parts make up an atom?

4. What is an ion?

5. Define Elements.

6. How can you tell elements apart?

7. What happens when an atom bonds?

8. What is the difference between elements and compounds?

9. What are compounds made of?

10. What are the three states of matter?

11. What characterizes each states of matter?

12. Why does matter change state?

13. How does energy affect matter?

14. What are the three temperature scales?

15. At what temperature does what water boil? ____oC ___oF Freeze? ____oC ___oF
15. What instrument do you use to measure temperature?
16. At what temperature does what water boil? ____oC ___oF Freeze? ____oC ___oF
17. Name the changes of state:
a. Ex: *solid to gas = sublimation
b. *solid to liquid = _______________
c. *liquid to gas = _______________
d. *liquid to solid = _______________
e. *gas to liquid = _______________
f. *gas to solid = _______________
18. Define:
a. matter-
b. properties-
c. mass-
d. Volume-
e. Density-
19. What is the Water Cycle? Circulation/Life style of water.
20. What are the 4 Steps of the Water Cycle?
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Precipitation
d. Collection
21. What is Evaporation? Heat from the sun hits the water and [water vapor] rises (evaporates).
22. What is condensation? Condensation is the collection of water vapor.
23. What is precipitation? Water falling down from clouds. (Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet, [freezing rain])
24. What is collection? All the liquid from the sky collects on [and under] the ground.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/water_cycle_version2.html

http://www.planetguide.net/book/chapter_2/water-cycle1.html

25. What is the atmosphere made of?

26. What percent of nitrogen makes up the air?
27. What percent of oxygen makes up the atmosphere?
28. Why is the atmosphere important? Name at least 3 important benefits the atmosphere gives us.
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29. What is nitrogen used for?
30. What other gases are in the atmosphere besides nitrogen and oxygen?
31. What is ozone?
32. What is air pollution?
33. What are some kinds of air pollution?
34. What are some particles floating in air from nature?
35. What forms acid rain?
36. What has the U.S. done to improve our air quality?
37. What is a temperature inversion?
Maria Castellanos Group
38. Layers of the Earth's Atmosphere (closest to farthest):
a. Troposphere - It is the lowest layer, it is where we live and where weather occurs. Lastly, it con-sists of the densest air.
b. Stratosphere - Second layer closest to the Earth. No weather occurs here and because of that, this is where jet planes fly. It is the home of the Ozone that protects us from the Sun's UV radiation.
c. Mesosphere - This is the middle layer, which contains the Ionosphere and the Aurora Borealis. Ra-dio waves bounce off the ions in this layer.
d. Thermosphere - Part of the Ionosphere, with rising temperatures during higher elevation.
e. Exosphere - Farthest layer that has a rare content of air molecules, which leads up to empty space. The space shuttles go to the International Space Station at the top of this layer.

39. Conduction-
a. Definition:

b. Examples:
[BOXES FOR EXAMPLES/EXPLANATION GO HERE ON HARD COPY]










40. Convection-
a. Definition:

b. Examples:

c. Explanation:

41. Radiation- definition:
a. Definition:

b. Examples:

c. Explanation:
• Where does radiation come from?

• Some types of radiation (give one fact about each):
i. visible
ii. ultraviolet (UV)
iii. infrared
42. What happens to solar radiation once it enters the atmosphere?

43. What are three things that can happen to light once it hits Earth?

44. What heat s up faster: water or air? What loses heat faster: water or air?
45. What happens to the air above an area that becomes heated?

46. What is air pressure?
47. What instrument do you use to measure air pressure?
48. Compare the two types of barometers.
49. What happens to air pressure as you go higher in elevation?
50. What’s the equation for pressure?
51. What is an isobar and how does it relate to air pressure?
52. What unit is used for air pressure?
53. What does air pressure lead up to?
54. How does air pressure change as the air is heated?
55. 10N is pressing down on a surface of 5ft2. What is the pressure? Solve it and show work, including units.
56. What is wind?
57. Explain how winds form: what causes them?
58. What is an air current?
59. What is an updraft?
60. (circle one ) Winds are named for which direction : where the wind comes from or where it goes?
61. What are global winds? Explain. Then label the arrows to show the location of the following wind belts or calm areas: [EARTH PICTURE HERE ON HARD COPY]
a. doldrums
b. North hemisphere Trade winds
c. Horse latitudes
d. Prevailing westerlies
e. Easterlies

62. What are local winds? Name 3 kinds. Diagram one type of local wind.


63. Heat moves from areas of _______ to areas of _________.
64. Hot air is _____ pressure, while cold air has ____ pressure.
65. What instrument do you use to measure wind speed?
66. What instrument do you use to measure wind direction?

Weather Unit

As our thoughts turn to warmer weather, we're almost through our weather unit. We have a test coming up on Friday February 5. I'm trying to attach a partial version of the review sheet put together by students. Check it out.