Question(s) of the Day

• Answer the following questions on a piece of paper and put your name at the top. You have 8 minutes to complete the questions of the day. Good luck!

1) Is there any vegetation in the Far North of Quebec? Explain why or why not?

2) In the Canadian Arctic, houses are sinking into the ground, and runways are cracking. Explain why?

3) What impact can melting pack ice have on the environment?

Answers1) No, because the ground is permanently

frozen.2) The upper layer of permafrost thaws in

summer, threatening the stability of buildings with foundations in this layer of frozen ground.

3) Melting pack ice threatens the survival of species that depend on the ice, such as polar bears or ringed seals.

Atmosphere - Chapter 7

** Atmosphere: Is the layer of air surrounding the Earth

• ** Air: Is the mixture of gases, especially nitrogen and oxygen, that make up the atmosphere.

• ** Atmospheric Pressure: Is the pressure of the air in the atmosphere.

• ** Atmospheric Circulation: Is the global-scale movement of the layer of air surrounding the Earth.

• **Air Mass: Is a large (1000’s of kilometers) expanse of the atmosphere with relatively consistent temperature and humidity.

• QofD• ppt• FL 6.6• Part 1 – The Earth• quiz