Heating the Atmosphere

The energy that particles have due to their random motion is called...

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

• This is not a source of energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance tells you its...

• Total Energy

• Heat

• Pressure

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Fast moving particles have a...

(think about the water and food coloring demo we did!)

• higher temperature

• lower temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Touching a hot substance and burning yourself is an example of...

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• A really smart thing to do!

In a lava lamp, globs of fluid heat up, rise, cool, and fall. This is an example of...

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

Heat given off by a light bulb is an example of...

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

Gases keeping heat in our atmosphere is called the...

• Albedo Effect

• Gas Effect

• Coriolis Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What is the Albedo Effect?

• Earth's rotation deflects winds

• Gases trap heat in the atmosphere

• Water has a higher specific heat than land

• Snow reflects more light than land