6thSciChap09 - Earth's Atmosphere
Authored by Paul Brege
Science
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is the lowest atmospheric layer (closest to the Earth)?
Troposphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When air is quickly cooled and falls as a dense column of air, what is this called?
Updraft
Downdraft
Coriolis effect
Wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When air is heated, becomes less dense and rises up in a column, what is this called?
Updraft
Downdraft
Coriolis effect
Wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when air is put into motion due to an uneven heating of the Earth's surface?
Updraft
Downdraft
Coriolis effect
Wind
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When winds, air currents and water currents deflect toward the equator this is caused by...
Polar winds
Easterlies
Coriolis effect
Westerlies
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Prevailing winds that flow from west to east between 30* N & 60* N latitudes are called
Polar winds
Easterlies
Coriolis effect
Westerlies
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of these BEST describes the jet stream?
a band of high, fast moving air near the top of the troposphere layer
cold air that only blows from east to west
movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
when air is heated, becomes less dense and rises up in a column
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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