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Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Authored by Mark Gregory

Science

6th Grade

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

Radiation

Heating

Convection

Conduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which has shorter wavelengths than visible light and can cause sunburn or skin cancer?

Infrared rays

Ultraviolet rays

Sonic waves

Rodeo waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

About 30% of the incoming radiation from the Sun is ________ by the atmosphere and surface of the earth.

Conducted

Absorbed

Dissipated

Reflected

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth's temperature remains stable because of the ___________ between the incoming and outgoing radiation from the Sun.

conversion

dispersion

stability

balance

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Certain _______ in the atmosphere act like the glass in a greenhouse and warm the Earth.

gasses

liquids

solids

energies

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter is called __________.

convection

conduction

radiation

conveyance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another is _____________.

conduction

radiation

convection

conveyance

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