LTSC Earth
Cards (66)
- Gases created by human activities can get caught in the atmosphere making it hotter in a process called the _________ _______
- Some greenhouse gases trapped in the earth’s atmosphere include _____ ____, _____ ____, ______, and _____ _____
- True or false: The greenhouse effect is important to help keep earth warm enough for humans to survive.
- What is the most common gas in our atmosphere?
- What are the two ways to deal with climate change?
- ______ is about finding ways to cope with our changing climate.
- _______ is about finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- The layers of the atmosphere from the earth outward are ______, _______, _______, ________, _______
- What part of the atmosphere do we experience everyday?
- The _____ _____ protects us from ultraviolet rays from the sun.
- The ______ is a very stable layer, the air is very dry because of this there are few clouds, and the ozone layer is here.
- The _______ comes from the Greek word meso meaning middle, most meteors burn up in this layer, and reddish lightning called sprites are also found in this layer.
- The _____ where the Northern lights are found, where the Southern lights are found, and where the International Space Station (ISS) orbits.
- The ______ is the layer farthest from the earth, its edge marks the edge of space, Auroras sometimes happen in the lower part.
- _____ _____ is the downward force caused by the molecules of air in the atmosphere.
- Air pressure is measured with a tool called what?
- ____ ____ are the border of areas between air of different densities and temperatures.
- On a weather map, the symbol for a cold front is a ____ _____ with _____ _____.
- On a weather map, the symbol for a warm front is a ____ ____ with ____ ______
- Sometimes on a weather map you will see a purple line with both triangles and half-circles. This shows the location of an ___ _____.
- The vertical difference between sea level and where you are is your ______.
- ______ is how high land is above sea level.
- ______ is how high an object is above sea level.
- The places where sunlight hits the Earth at a right angle get a lot of sun in a small area. This area is close to the equator. It’s called the ____ region.
- The places where sunlight hits the Earth at a shallow angle get the same amount of sunlight, but it’s spread over a much larger area. They’re called the _____ regions.
- The Earth has seasons because it is tilted at an angle of __._ degrees.
- In North America, calendars are set so that the Sun is directly overhead at its furthest north position on June 21 or 22. This is called the ___ ____.
- During this part of the Earth’s orbit, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun which usually happens on December 21 or 22.
- The ____ Equinox and the ____ Equinox, which is also called the ____ Equinox all happen when North America is not tilted away or towards the sun.
- Clouds are classified by _____ and _____.
- Most clouds form in the _____.
- ____ ____ clouds form at an altitude of less than 2000m. This group includes ____, ____, ____, ____. Even though these clouds form in lower levels they can be tall.
- ____-______ clouds form at an altitude of 2000m-7000m. This group includes ______, ______, ________.
- _____ _____ clouds form from an altitude of 7000m-13000m. This group includes ____, _____, _____.
- ____-____ clouds are thin, wispy, high-level clouds.
- _____ clouds are a type of cirro-form cloud. They’re delicate, feathery, and always made up of ice.
- _____ clouds are grainy or ripply and made mostly of ice. They appear in thin, patchy rows and don’t last long in the sky.
- ______ clouds are a type of cirro-form cloud, they’re made up of ice crystals, they appear in a thin sheet that seems to cover the sky.
- _____-____ clouds that look like a fluffy pile of cotton balls with a flat base that can stretch high up into the atmosphere.