Earth's Atmosphere

What are the gases in Earth's atmosphere in order of most abundant to least?

• nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor

• water vapor, oxygen, nitrogen

• oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor

How does temperature change in the troposphere

• it increases with height

• it decreases with height

• it increases and then decreases with height

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to the Sun's radiation after it reaches earth?

• Clouds reflect most of it

• Earth's surface absorbs about half of it

• the atmosphere absorbs about 90% of it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind?

• temperature inversions

• convection in the mesosphere

• unequal heating of Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Radon

• protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves

• helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• indoor air pollutant

• local wind that blows toward the sea

land breeze

• protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves

• helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• indoor air pollutant

• local wind that blows toward the sea

ozone

• protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves

• helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• indoor air pollutant

• local wind that blows toward the sea

Clean Air Act

• protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves

• helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• indoor air pollutant

• local wind that blows toward the sea

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

convection

• thermal energy transfer between TOUCHING objects

• can cause temperature inversions

• thermal energy transfer by matter in motion

• causes stormy weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

unstable air

• thermal energy transfer between TOUCHING objects

• can cause temperature inversions

• thermal energy transfer by matter in motion

• causes stormy weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5