Pearson 6 Science Ch 1 The Atmosphere

Instruments used to measure air pressure

• thermometers

• hygrometer

• hydrometer

• barometers

The ozone layer protects living things on Earth from

• visible light

• infrared rays

• ultraviolet radiation

• carbon dioxide

What process transfers heat by the movement of a FLUID?

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• thermal transfer

Which statement describes GLOBAL WINDS but NOT local winds?

• They occur over a large area of Earth's surface.

• They are caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface.

• They occur when cool air moves close to Earth's surface.

• They occur when hot air rises and moves up from Earth's surface.

The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

What are local winds that blow from a body of water during the day called?

• trade winds

• land breezes

• prevailing westerlies

• sea breezes

The _____ is the envelope of _____ that surrounds Earth.

• atmosphere, clouds

• atmosphere, gases

• weather, clouds

• weather, gases

By what process can heat be transferred through EMPTY SPACE?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• scattering

In which layer of the Earth is the ozone layer found?

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Earth's rotation names global winds curve. This is called the

• Coriolis effect

• convection effect

• global effect

• rotational effect