Heating the Atmosphere

All our weather occurs in this layer.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where does most of the energy arriving on Earth come from?

• radiation from the sun

• conduction from the core

• meteors striking the ground

• comets striking the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of Earth receives the most consistent sunlight?

• near the equator

• around the North pole

• In the temperate zones

• In the horse latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is convection?

• transfer of heat by movement of liquid or gas

• heat transfer by contact

• heat transfer by rays

• heat transfer of any kind

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is conduction?

• energy transfer by rays

• energy transfer by wind 

• energy transfer by fluid movement

• energy transfer by contact

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is radiation?

• heat transfer by touch

• any energy transfer

• energy transfer by wind or ocean current

• energy transfer by ray

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Where meteors burn up.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which layer is the outermost layer?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

Where we live.

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6