Atmosphere and Water

Ocean → Evaporation → Condensation

Which of these would come next in the water cycle?

• Aeration

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

• Precipitation

As the Earth rotates to the east, fluids like water and air are pulled to the west. This phenomenon is known as –

• Gravity

• Heat distribution

• Transpiration

• The Coriolis Effect

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
• mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere

The layers of the atmosphere that get colder as altitude increases are

• thermosphere and troposphere
• meosphere and troposphere
• stratosphere and thermosphere
• thermosphere and mesosphere

A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of:

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.

• solid to liquid
• ice to water
• hot to cold
• solid to gas

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called what?

• Rigidity
• Moisture
• Humidity
• Fog

This type of heat transfer is due to direct contact.

• Radiation
• Transpiration
• Conduction
• Convection

When the air is full of water and has a relative humidity of 100% it is said to be ___.

• full

• humid

• saturated

• warm