Sun's Energy

Which gas is most found in our atmosphere

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide

Which is the most dense layer in our atmosphere filled with many air molecules

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Hydrosphere

Mass is the amount of what in an object

• volume
• space
• matter

A direct transfer of heat through gasses is known as

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection

When you touch something hot ... heat is transferred through

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection

When heat is transferred through the blowing winds it is known as heat transfer through

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection

This protects us from getting to much radiation from the sun

• Thermosphere
• Ozone Layer
• Conduction

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

• spirally
• unevenly
• circularly
• kinetically

What causes warm air to rise? 

• The fact that it's less dense than cold air
• The fact that it weighs more than cold air
• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
• The fact that it's more dense than cold air

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

• Cool, Less
• Warm, Less
• Cold, More
• Warm, More