Layers of Atmosphere, Heat Transfer, Greenhouse Gas

The transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles through gasses and liquids (fluids) is known as...

• heat

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The transfer of thermal energy by direct contact is known as...

• heat

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon or other celestial body is knows as the ...

• Atmosphere

• air pressure

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The transfer of energy as heat through a material from contact is known as...

• thermal energy

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

Answer explanation

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Weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Answer explanation

The layer in which we live!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why is it difficult to breathe at high altitudes?

• because you are closer to the sun the higher you go

• because there is no oxygen in the troposphere

• because atmospheric gases become thinner the higher you go

• none of the above

How is the troposphere different from the mesosphere?

• the troposphere has clouds

• the mesosphere has clouds

• Meteors burn up in the troposphere

• the mesosphere is the closest layer to Earth

Why is the ozone layer so important?

• because it traps most of the sun's heat

• because it contains most of the earth's oxygen

• because it blocks harmful ultraviolet rays from Earth's surface

• because it allows ultraviolet rays to warm the stratosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere would you find the ozone layer (which protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• ionosphere

Which of the following gases is more than 3/4 of the gases of the atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Nitrogen