Earth Science 12.03

Which describes the waves of energy warming up your hands from a campfire?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

What process is going to heat your water that you need to boil to make your lunch?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which of the following is NOT a source of internal heat for the Earth?

• Radioactive decay

• Rotation of the Earth

• Radiation from the Sun

What process is used when you iron your clothes?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Thermosphere

• Atmosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

Where is the ozone layer located?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

As altitude increases in the stratosphere, the temperature

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Which level of the atmosphere contains our weather?

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

What does a barometer measure?

• Wind chill

• Humidity

• Air pressure

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV light

• all radiation

• albedo