Atmosphere

Why do land breezes occur at night?

• Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
• Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
• Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
• Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

What heats up faster?

• Land

• Water

What cools down faster?

• Water

• Land

Which layer is the coldest?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

Which statement most accurately describes the temperature trend in the Mesosphere? Temperatures...

• rise with increasing altitude above the Earth

• rise then fall with increasing altitude above the Earth

• Temperature decrease with increasing altitude above the Earth

• remain constant with increasing altitude above the Earth

As you travel higher up in the thermosphere the...

• altitude decreases and the temperature increases (gets warmer)

• altitude increases and the temperature decreases (gets colder)

Which Earth's surface heats quicker, sand or water?

• Water

• Sand

• N/A

• N/A

Land heats up and cools down faster than water.

• True
• False

What type of heat transfer involves the movement of liquids and gases?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What type of heat transfer do we see near Oceans and Coasts and beaches the most?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection