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Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
Layers of the Atmosphere and Heat Transfer
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceYou wake up on a Saturday morning and are glad you don’t have to go to school. You sit outside in the sun because you don’t really feel like doing anything at all. The heat from the sun is starting to make you sweat.conductionconvectionradiation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the lowest layer in the atmosphere?tropospheremesosphereionospherestratosphere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?mesospherethermospheretroposphereionosphere
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the second layer of the atmosphere?stratospheretropospheremesospherethermosphere
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a greenhouse gas?OxygenCarbon Dioxidepropane
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the ozone layer located?MesosphereThermosphereStratosphereTroposphere
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of CONDUCTION?When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.When heat transfers from objects that are touching.When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHeat is the movement of ______.radiationthermal energycoldfire
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.convectioninsulationradiationconduction
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of heat transfer is being shown?ConvectionConductionRadiation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the function of the ozone layer?to allow UV rays to get to Earthto block UV rays from getting to EarthTo keep oxygen into allow meteors to get to Earth
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAs altitude increase in the troposphere, the temperature ________.IncreaseDecreaseRemain the sameVaries
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWarm air _________ and cool air ___________.rises/sinkssinks/rises
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHeat transfer that uses magnetic waves (and not matter) is called _________.conductionradiationconvection
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe composition of the air is 78%OxygenArgonCarbon DioxideNitrogen
- 16. Multiple Choice21% of the air is made up of this gas.NitrogenArgonOxygenCarbon Dioxide
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere weather occurs.stratospherethermospheretropospheremesosphere
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe coldest layer.tropospherethermosphereexospheremesosphere
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhere you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)troposphereionsophereexospheremesosphere
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the earth's atmosphere do?help to regulate the temperature on EarthHelp UV rays to reach the Earth's surfaceCreates meteors in the skyKeep ocean waters cold
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