Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Review

The sun shines down on a family as they play on the beach.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Walking on the warm sand with your bare feet.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Warm air is less dense and the more dense, cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

The hottest layer of the atmosphere.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Trace gases

The coldest layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn up.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

What weather instrument measures air pressure? 

• Psychrometer
• Barometer
• Rain Gauge
• Wind Vane

What weather instrument measures heat?

• Psychrometer
• Barometer
• Anemometer
• Thermometer