Atmosphere

Which of the following determines the movement of global winds?

• Humidity and temperature

• infrared and ultraviolet radiation

• prevailing winds and upper air currents

• convection currents in the atmosphere and the Coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Ozone

• Nitrogen

• Coriolis effect

What happens to air with increased altitude?

• temperature increases

• Pressure increases

• Pressure decreases

• Wind Speed Decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from meteoroids?

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• ionosphere

• stratosphere

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to the Earth's surface to farthest away.

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?

• infrared radiation

• global temperatures increase

• greenhouse effect

• local and global winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which method of heat transfer is the following example?  Mrs. Hood burned her hand on her coffee mug.

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• local and global winds

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Where would there be more pressure?

• on top of a roof of a tall building

• sitting in this classroom

• on top of a mountian

• sitting in the top row of a stadium

In which layer of the atmosphere is the most water vapor found?

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which layer of the atmosphere would jets fly in to avoid a thunderstorm?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5