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Practice Test: The Atmosphere

Authored by Michael Foster

Science

6th Grade

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Practice Test: The Atmosphere
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process transfers heat by the movement of a fluid?

thermal transfer

convection

radiation

conduction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By what process can heat be transferred through empty space?

conduction

convection

scattering

radiation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the mesosphere occur in Earth's atmosphere?

between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

between the troposphere and the stratosphere

between the thermosphere and the exosphere

between the ionosphere and the exosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which of the layers of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

stratosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

exosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the atmosphere's four main layers contains both the ionosphere and exosphere?

stratosphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

exosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the temperature of the air change as you go higher in the troposphere?

it fluctuates (goes up and down)

it increases (it goes up)

it decreases (goes down)

it stays constant (the same)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What form of heat transfer is responsible for global winds and ocean currents?

convection

conduction

radiation

absorption

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