Ch. 12 Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Thin layer of gases surrounding earth - ______

• ozone layer

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions - _______

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ionosphere

• mesosphere

Matter with a definite volume but with no definite shape - ______

• radiation

• gas

• air

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone - _______

• troposphere

• ozone layer

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

atmospheric layer closest to the Earth's surface - _______

• troposphere

• ozone layer

• ionosphere

• stratosphere

atmosphere layer directly above the troposphere - _______

• atmosphere

• stratosphere

• ionosphere

• ozone layer

gaseous form of water - _______

• precipitation

• water vapor

• humidity

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter - _____

• process

• conduction

• convection

• wind

transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another - ________

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• temperature inversion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

ordered series of actions - ________

• radiation

• convection

• reflect

• process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3