Science Unit 06 Quiz Review

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

This layer is where weather occurs.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• stratosphere

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Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

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

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? 

• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Ionosphere
• Exosphere

A mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity is called the-

• greenhouse effect
• atmosphere
• jet stream
• blanket

What happens to air pressure when you go up the atmosphere?

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• changes

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

• hotter to colder

• colder to hotter

• hotter to hotter

• colder to colder

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Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

• a furnace heating the air in a school

• an ice cube melting in a person’s hand

• a pot of water on a stove boiling

• the sun heating water in a swimming pool

The baby chickens kept warm by the heat lamps. This is an example of ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of ________.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

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