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Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy
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What percentage of the atmosphere is What percentage of the atmosphere is Oxygen?Oxygen?
21 %21 %
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What is the most abundant gas in the What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere and what percentage does it atmosphere and what percentage does it make up?make up?
Nitrogen 78%Nitrogen 78%
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What gas is the highest amount of the What gas is the highest amount of the trace gases in the atmosphere?trace gases in the atmosphere?
ArgonArgon
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List three reasons why the atmosphere is List three reasons why the atmosphere is important to Earth.important to Earth.
1. It 1. It providesprovides oxygen and other gases oxygen and other gases many living things to livemany living things to live
2. It 2. It protectsprotects us from the sun’s ultraviolet us from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation (uv-rays) and meteroidsradiation (uv-rays) and meteroids
3. It 3. It keepskeeps the Earth warm enough for water the Earth warm enough for water to exist as a liquid.to exist as a liquid.
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How would the amount of carbon dioxide How would the amount of carbon dioxide change if there were no plants?change if there were no plants?
The amount of carbon dioxide in the air The amount of carbon dioxide in the air would increase.would increase.
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What 2 units are commonly used to What 2 units are commonly used to measure air pressure?measure air pressure?
Inches of mercury and millibarsInches of mercury and millibars
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What is altitude?What is altitude?
The distance (height/elevation) above sea The distance (height/elevation) above sea level.level.
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As altitude increases, how does density As altitude increases, how does density change?change?
Density decreasesDensity decreases
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What is air pressure?What is air pressure?
The result of the weight of a column of air The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.pushing down on an area.
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What two instruments are used to What two instruments are used to measure air pressure and what is the measure air pressure and what is the difference between them?difference between them?
Mercury and Aneroid BarometersMercury and Aneroid Barometers A mercury barometer is partially filled with A mercury barometer is partially filled with
liquid called mercury.liquid called mercury. Aneroid barometers are “without liquid” Aneroid barometers are “without liquid”
and uses a needle on a dial.and uses a needle on a dial.
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Weather occurs in this layer of the Weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere.atmosphere.
TroposphereTroposphere
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What properties are used to distinguish What properties are used to distinguish layers of the atmosphere?layers of the atmosphere?
Changes in temperatureChanges in temperature
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Scientists divide Earth’s atmosphere into Scientists divide Earth’s atmosphere into four main layers. What are the four main four main layers. What are the four main layers (in order from the Earth’s surface)?layers (in order from the Earth’s surface)?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, ThermosphereThermosphere
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Name two reasons why the ozone layer is Name two reasons why the ozone layer is important to Earth?important to Earth?
It provides warmth that allows water to It provides warmth that allows water to exist as a liquid and protects from exist as a liquid and protects from ultraviolet radiation.ultraviolet radiation.
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What is another name for Northern Lights?What is another name for Northern Lights?
Aurora BorealisAurora Borealis
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Did Felix Baumgartner’s balloon continue to Did Felix Baumgartner’s balloon continue to drift into other layers of the atmosphere drift into other layers of the atmosphere after his jump? Explain your answer.after his jump? Explain your answer.
The balloon eventually fell back to Earth The balloon eventually fell back to Earth and was recovered.and was recovered.
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What about ozone makes it dangerous or What about ozone makes it dangerous or harmful to humans?harmful to humans?
It has three oxygen atoms instead of two.It has three oxygen atoms instead of two.
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If the percentages or composition of the If the percentages or composition of the gases in the atmosphere change, how gases in the atmosphere change, how would life on Earth be affected?would life on Earth be affected?
Many living things would not survive if the Many living things would not survive if the amount of oxygen decreases greatly. amount of oxygen decreases greatly.
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Would you expect the air pressure in the Would you expect the air pressure in the stratosphere to be greater or less than the stratosphere to be greater or less than the air pressure in the troposphere? How do air pressure in the troposphere? How do you know?you know?
It would be less because air pressure It would be less because air pressure decreases as altitude increases.decreases as altitude increases.
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If you match and squeeze the ends of two If you match and squeeze the ends of two sink plungers together and try to pull them sink plungers together and try to pull them apart, would it be easy to do or difficult? apart, would it be easy to do or difficult? Explain.Explain.
It would be difficult because there is no air It would be difficult because there is no air pressure inside the plungers but air pressure inside the plungers but air pressure on the outside of the plungers pressure on the outside of the plungers holding them together.holding them together.
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What is the envelope of gases that What is the envelope of gases that surround the planet?surround the planet?
AtmosphereAtmosphere
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The lower layer of the thermosphere.The lower layer of the thermosphere.
IonosphereIonosphere
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The second layer of the atmosphere that The second layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone.contains the ozone.
StratosphereStratosphere
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The amount of mass in a given volume of The amount of mass in a given volume of air.air.
DensityDensity
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The outer layer of the thermosphere.The outer layer of the thermosphere.
ExosphereExosphere
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