Earth's Spheres and Atmospheric Layers

 In which sphere would you find evaporation of water in the water cycle?

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

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The gases that make up the Earth's atmosphere are commonly referred to as air.

What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

• Carbon Dioxide

  and

  Nitrogen

• Water vapor

  and

  Oxygen

• Carbon

  Dioxide

  and

  Oxygen

• Nitrogen and

  Oxygen

How does the mesosphere protect the Earth's surface?

• Mesosphere absorbs the UV radiation from the Sun.

• Mesosphere protects the air we breathe.

• Mesosphere thickness

  help breakdown meteors.

• Mesosphere holds the atmosphere in place.

The sun heats the ground, and in turn heats the air directly above it. This warm, less dense air will rise and replace the cooler, denser air, causing it to sink back down towards the ground. What order are the heat transfers occurring?

•   radiation, conduction, then convection

• radiation, convection, then conduction

• conduction, radiation, and then convection

• convection, conduction, and then radiation

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What is the function of the ozone layer?

• To let airplanes fly safely on the atmosphere.

• It prevents most of the UV radiation from entering Earth

• Ozone protects from meteors.

• It modifies the weather in the troposphere.

Where is the ozone layer found?

• in the exosphere

• in the thermosphere

• in the troposphere

• in the stratosphere

Which type of heat transfer is responsible for providing the main source of energy in the atmosphere to create weather?

• radiation

• reflection

• conduction

• convection

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Convection is when heat is transferred through a fluid. Which of the following is evidence of convection occurring in the geosphere?

• movement of magma

• movement of wind

• movement of glaciers

• movement of wind

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Conduction happens as energy flows from one object to another object. Which of the following is evidence of conduction?

• Warmer air is pushed upward and out of the way by cooler air.

•      The warmer ground transfers heat directly to the air above it.

•     Electromagnetic radiation transfers energy from the sun to Earth.

• Dense water sinks to the ocean floor and less dense water moves to the ocean surface.

The atmosphere is divided into four layers, the mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, and stratosphere. Each layer has unique physical properties. Which of the following claims about the stratosphere is true?

• There are no winds in the stratosphere.

• The stratosphere is below the troposphere.

• The stratosphere contains the Ozone layer

• Weather happens in the stratosphere.