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In which layer of the atmosphere do sea gulls

live?

Explain the importance of Earth’s stratosphere.

Bag Toss Challenge!

Which layer protects us from meteoroids?

Bag Toss Challenge!Which layer has the

highest temperature in any of the layers of our

atmosphere?

List the layers of the atmosphere (in order)

from outer space, inward.

Define air pressure.

Explain the process that causes air pressure.

If the air pressure on Earth is equal to the weight of a car, how

come we are not crushed by it?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Explain what the molecules of a gas are actually doing? How do they physically cause

pressure?

Explain why on a sunny day there is high

pressure, and why on a cloudy day there is low

pressure.

Clouds are made of___________.

What type of cloud is this?

It is a sunny day, but tomorrow there is expected to be a

blizzard. What two major clouds might you expect

to see today?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Draw a nimbostratus and cumulonimbus cloud. Explain the difference

between the two.

List the major steps in cloud formation.

A big blue “H” is located over New Jersey. What

does this mean?

Bag Toss Challenge!

You see that there are very thin, feathery clouds high up in the sky. What does this mean for the

future weather?

Describe the process by which snow can form in

Colorado even when there is a maritime

tropical air mass in the area.

What type of cloud will form as a continental polar air mass moves

quickly into a maritime tropical air mass.?

Bag Toss Challenge!Explain the pressure, clouds, and overall weather you would

expect when an ARCTIC air mass moves into our

area.

Define conduction

You are sitting around a camp fire taking in the

heat from the fire. What type of heat transfer is

this?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Identify radiation in this picture:

Explain the process by which hail forms.

List 12 examples of conduction in 35

seconds………GO!