Meteorology Standards Check a-c

Winds are caused by

• equal heating of the Earth's atmosphere. This is due to the indirect sunlight penetrating the atmosphere in the tropics, and direct sunlight penetrating the atmosphere in the polar regions.

• unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere. This is due to the direct sunlight penetrating the atmosphere in the tropics, and indirect sunlight penetrating the atmosphere in the polar regions.

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

Where does all life exist?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Which order is correct from the earth to space? (bottom to top)

• exosphere

  troposphere

  mesosphere

  stratosphere

  thermosphere

• thermosphere

  troposphere

  stratosphere

  exosphere

  mesosphere

• exosphere

  thermosphere

  mesosphere

  stratosphere

  troposphere

The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.

• More dense
• Less dense 

Where most greenhouse gases are.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• ionosphere

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.
Copper transfers heat to the pan by

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The sun shines down on this family as the play on the beach.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low