Quiz about Energy in the Earth’s Atmosphere Lesson 1, 2 and 3!

Question 1

transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves

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Radiation

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convection

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conduction

Question 2

transfer of heat by the flow of a heated material

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Convection:

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radiation

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conduction

Question 3

Local Winds:

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land breezes

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sea breezes

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jet streams

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all of the above

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Global Winds

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the trade winds, the prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies, jet streams

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water

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winds that are only in some parts of the world

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wind

Question 5

do you like this quizz so far?

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yes

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no

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idk

Question 6

Land and sea breezes

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land heats and cools more quickly than the water

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Water cools and heats more quickly then land

Question 7

Prevailing Easterlies

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movement of weather across the US and Canada

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wind from the east

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when a tornado comes and eats people

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when a hurricane floods a state

Question 8

transfer of energy when molecules bump into one another

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Conduction

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radiation

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convection

Question 9

Where does most of the energy on earth's surface come from?

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electromagnetic radiation from the sun.

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convection

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conduction

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wind

Question 10

What are 2 things electromagnetic waves do?

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Electromagnetic waves either absorb or reflect

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they control the world

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they send the aliens are location

Question 11

What happens In Earth's upper atmosphere?

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energy is absorbed

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energy is NOT absorbed

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aliens have a dance party

Question 12

What happens in the troposphere

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all of the above

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some energy is absorbed

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some energy is reflected

Question 13

Increasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere does what?

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increases the amount of heat that's absorbed and can influence a change in climate that is less comfortable for many of Earth's species.

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it decreases the temperature to make it cooler and the climate change does nit change

Question 14

What is heat?

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Heat is a measure of particle movement,

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Heat is what makes you cool

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Heat is the measure of temperature

Question 15

What is thermal energy?

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thermal energy is the total motion in the particles of a substance.

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thermal energy is heat from a campfire

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thermal energy is when everything bumps together

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thermal energy is when ice powers everything.

Question 16

What does heat do?

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Heat flows away from hotter objects and toward cold objects

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heat flows away from cooler objects to hotter objects

Question 17

Ways to tranfer heat energy

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all of the above

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radiation

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convection

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conduction

Question 18

What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching.

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conduction is the circular motion of gases

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it is waves of energy from the sun

Question 19

What happens when molecules are heated?

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they decrease in pressure

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they increase in pressure

Question 20

What does air move from?

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Air is always moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

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air is moving high to high pressure

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air is moving from low to low pressure

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air is always moving from low pressure to high pressure

Question 21

What is wind?

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Wind is the movement of air between pressure differences

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wind is the movement in temperature differences

Question 22

What does air movement create

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This movement creates convection cells in Earth's atmosphere

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This movement creates conduction cells in Earth's atmosphere

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This movement creates radiation cells in Earth's atmosphere

Question 23

What are winds blowing short distances called?

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local winds

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land breeze

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global winds

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sea breeze

Question 24

What happens to a beach during the day?

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During the day the land absorbs radiation and creates warm air, which rises, causing a breeze toward the low-pressure area

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During the day the land absorbs no radiation and creates cold air which falls causing a breeze towards the high-pressure area

Question 25

What happens to the beach during the evening

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During the evening, the land cools off more quickly than the sea and the chilly, dense air creates a high-pressure area, blowing a breeze toward the low-pressure area on the sea.

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During the evening, the land gets hotter slower than the sea and the hot, dense air creates a low-pressure area, blowing a breeze to a high-pressure area on the sea

Question 26

What happens to the areas where Earth gets the most direct sunlight

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the air heats, rises, and moves toward cooler areas

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the air stands still

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the air cools, falls, and moves toward hotter areas

Question 27

Which way do the winds NOT blow?

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These winds do not blow straight N-S because of Earth's rotation and the Coriolis effect

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These winds do not blow straight W-E because of Earth's rotation and the Coriolis effect

Question 28

What does the angle of earth's rotation create?

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The angle of Earth's rotation creates wind belts centered on the equator

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The angle of Earth's rotation creates temperature belts centered on the equator

Question 29

What are some wind belts?

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all of the above

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the Tropic of Capricorn.

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the Tropic of Cancer

Question 30

What do the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn generate?

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These wind belts generate the jet streams in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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These wind belts generate the jet streams in the eastern and western hemispheres

Question 31

What do Ocean currents in the shallow and deep ocean transfer?

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Ocean currents in the shallow and deep ocean transfer heat and energy through Earth's oceans

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Ocean currents in the shallow and deep ocean transfer a phase of matter

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Ocean currents in the shallow and deep ocean transfer thermal radiation

Question 32

Surface currents are driven by what?

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Surface currents are driven by global winds and follow circular wind patterns

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Surface currents are driven by global winds and follow heat wind patterns

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Surface currents are driven by global winds and follow triangle wind patterns

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Surface currents are driven by global winds and follow square wind patterns

Question 33

Surface currents are generated in a...

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similar way to air convection currents

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similar way to air conduction currents

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similar way to air radiation currents

Question 34

The water in the areas with most direct sunlight becomes the warmest. This causes the water to flow...

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away from the heat source

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closer to the heat source

Question 35

Once the warm water flows away from the heat source what water comes to replace it?

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cold

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warm

Question 36

Large currents carry what water?

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warm

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cool

Question 37

Large currents carrying warm water influence the...

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climate

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wind

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temperature

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air pressure

Question 38

Large currents carrying warm water influence the climate where they flow because the

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warm water radiates heat and cool water cools the air above it

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cool water conducts cold and warm water heats the air above it

Question 39

Cold air holds...

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less moisture

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more mositure

Question 40

areas near cooler ocean currents are often...

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cold and dry

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hot and wet

Question 41

Deep ocean currents are driven by

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all of the above

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temperature

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salinity

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density

Question 42

As ice forms and water is

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removed from the ocean

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added to the ocean

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As ice forms and water is removed from the ocean, it makes the leftover water..

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saltier and denser

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less salty and less dense

Question 44

These ocean currents loop around the globe circulating..

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all of the above

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temperature

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oxygen

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nutrients

Question 45

the basic building block for all matter

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atoms

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air

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particles

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water

Question 46

Transfer of energy from the collisions of molecules in 2 objects that are touching

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conduction

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radiation

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convection

Question 47

Transfer of energy in liquids and gases when hotter, less dense fluids rise and cooler more dense fluids sink

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 48

Any physical substance that takes up space and has mass.

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matter

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humans

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atoms

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air

Question 49

2 or more atoms that are attached

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molecule

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particle

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atoms

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matter

Question 50

A tiny or portion of matter

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particle

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matter

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atom

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molecule

Question 51

The state (solid, liquid, gas) in which matter exists

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phase of matter

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atom

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molecule

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particle

Question 52

Energy-related to the motion of atoms and molecules; also called "heat" and "heat energy"

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thermal energy

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thermal radiation

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thermal equilibrium

Question 53

When 2 substances are the same temperture

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thermal equilibrium

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thermal energy

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thermal radiation

Question 54

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, aka light.

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thermal radiation

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thermal equilibrium

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thermal energy

Question 55

Most of the electromagnetic waves that reach Earth are in the form of

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visible light and infrared light. A smaller amount arrives as ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

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earth light and infrared earth light. A smaller amount arrives as a ultraviolet rock

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water light and infrared water light . A smaller amount arrives as ultraviolet fish

Question 56

How are the atmosphere and a greenhouse the same?

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They both trap heat inside them.

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They both are cooler inside than outside.

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They both are made out of glass.

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They are imaginary ideas to explain Earth Science.

Question 57

This picture is an example of ________.

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Mechanical wave

Question 58

This picture is an example of ________.

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Conduction

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Convection

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Mechanical wave

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Radiation

Question 59

This picture is an example of ________.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Mechanical wave

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Radiation

Question 60

How does the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere affect the atmosphere's temperature?

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If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase, they trap more heat and warm the atmosphere.

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If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase, they trap less heat and the atmosphere cools.

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If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere decrease, they trap more heat and warm the atmosphere.

Question 61

what is the meaning of convection?

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hot rises cold falls

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cold rises heat falls

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heat

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cold

Question 62

what is the meaning of conduction

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when heat transfers from objects that are touching

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when heat transfers from objects that are not touching

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heat rise

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cold fall

Question 63

The Gulf stream causes Miami to be

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warm and rainy

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cold and sunny

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hot and sunny

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cold and rainy

Question 64

The jet stream is

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a band of high speed winds about 10km above earths surface

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a band of low speed winds about 10km below earths surface

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a band of high speed winds about 10km below earths surface

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a band of low speed winds about 10km above earths surface

Energy in the Earth’s Atmosphere Lesson 1, 2 and 3!

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