Regional Climate

Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.

• ocean
• weather
• atmosphere
• ozone

In which layer of the atmosphere do we live and weather occurs?

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which layer of our atmosphere has no outer limits? (Hint: where satellites are located)

• ionosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere

Where is the ozone layer, which absorbs UV radiation, located in our atmosphere?

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

What causes global winds to curve?

• Goedtel effect
• Pressure gradient force
• Coriolis effect
• Einstein effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

There would be more pressure if you were....

• on top of a roof of a tall building
• sitting in this classroom
• on top of a mountian
• sitting in the top row of a stadium

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is...

• conduction
• convection
• thermal energy
• radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Heat transfer by direct contact is called...

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• electromagnetic waves

Heat transfer from one source to another through the circulation of gases is...

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• the current conditions outside
• the weather condition average for an area
• the temperature outside
• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6