Atmospheric Composition Layers of the Atmosphere Ozone Water Cycle Wind 10 20 30 40 50 3 rd Quarter- 6 th Grade Science Jeopardy- Test #1.

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3rd Quarter- 6th Grade Science Jeopardy- Test #1

10 points

Question: Which two gases are most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer: Nitrogen and Oxygen

20 pointsQuestion: Identify three different gases in

our atmosphere.

Answer: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Argon, Methane, Ozone

30 pointsQuestion: What is the percentage of

nitrogen and oxygen in our atmosphere?

Answer: Nitrogen = 78%Oxygen = 21%

40 pointsQuestion: Compared to the size of planet

Earth, how might you describe our atmosphere?

Answer: The atmosphere is extremely thin, or small, compared to the Earth.

50 pointsQuestion: Identify the chemical formula for

nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, and methane.

Answer: Nitrogen = N2

Oxygen = O2

Water Vapor = H20

Methane = CH4

10 pointsQuestion: What is the lowest layer of

atmosphere where that supports life?

Answer: Troposphere

20 pointsQuestion: Identify the layers of atmosphere

in the order of decreasing altitude.

Answer: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and

troposphere

30 pointsQuestion: Which layer of atmosphere do we

find meteors burning up.

Answer: Mesosphere

40 pointsQuestion: How does the thickness of the

troposphere compare to the thickness of the other layers of atmosphere?

Answer: The troposphere is thinner than any other layer of atmosphere.

50 pointsQuestion: How does temperature vary in

each layer of the atmosphere as you increase altitude?

Answer: It decreases with altitude in the troposphere and mesosphere, and

increases with altitude in the stratosphere and thermosphere

10 pointsQuestion: In what layer is the molecule

ozone found?

Answer: Stratosphere

20 pointsQuestion: CFCs were used in a variety of

appliances, and have been linked to the destruction of ozone. Identify three

appliances which used to release CFCs?

Answer: refrigerators, aerosol sprays, air conditioners

30 pointsQuestion: What type of radiation from the

sun does the gas ozone block?

Answer: Ultraviolet

40 pointsQuestion: What does CFC stand for?

Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons

50 pointsQuestion: The “hole” in the ozone layer

tends to grow during what season and shrink during what season?

Answer: Grow nearing the winter months, and shrinks during the summer months

10 pointsQuestion: When heat energy is added to the ocean, pond, or the ground, which step

of the water cycle?

Answer: Evaporation

20 pointsQuestion: Identify the five steps of the

water cycle.

Answer: Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, and accumulation

30 pointsQuestion: Identify three types of

precipitation

Answer: Rain, sleet, hail, snow

40 pointsQuestion: What property of the

troposphere allows for the condensation of water vapor to form

clouds?

Answer: As water vapor rises higher in the troposphere, it gets colder because it gets colder as you rise higher in that layer of

the atmosphere.

50 pointsQuestion: What are some places that

water can accumulate into? Name at least three places.

Answer: Ocean, ponds, groundwater, rivers, lakes, ice caps, glaciers

10 pointsQuestion: What causes global and surface

winds?

Answer: the Sun

20 pointsQuestion: Air always flows from areas of

what pressure to what pressure?

Answer: High pressure to low pressure

30 pointsQuestion: What are the very large scale

wind systems on Earth called?

Answer: Global winds

40 pointsQuestion: The bending of the global winds

as they flow is called the coriolis effect. What causes the global winds to not travel

in a straight line?

Answer: The Earth’s rotation

50 pointsQuestion: Contrast the density and temperature of the sea and land during

sea breeze and land breeze.

Answer: Land breeze is wind that comes from the land and sea breeze comes from

the sea. The density of the air over the water is high