Atmosphere

What process transfers heat by the movement of a fluid?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Thermal Transfer

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Which statement describes global winds but not local winds?

• They occur over a large area of Earth's surface.

• They are caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface

• They occur when cool air moves close to Earth's surface.

• They occur when hot air rises and moves up from Earth's surface.

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What are local winds that blow from a body of water toward land during the day called?

• Trade winds

• Sea breezes

• Land breezes

• Prevailing westerlies

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By what process can heat be transferred through empty space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Scattering

Where does the mesosphere occur in Earth's atmosphere?

• Between the ionosphere and the exosphere

• Between the thermosphere and the exosphere

• Between the troposphere and the stratosphere

• Between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

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In which of the layers of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which of the atmosphere's four main layers contains both the ionosphere and exosphere?

• The mesosphere

• The stratosphere

• The thermosphere

• The troposphere

How does the temperature of the air change as you go higher in the troposphere?

• It decreases.

• It fluctuates.

• It increases.

• It stays constant.

What form of heat transfer is responsible for global winds and ocean currents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Absorption

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Why do the paths of global winds curve as illustrated rather than moving in a straight line?

• Differences in air temperature

• Differences in air pressure

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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