Unit 3: Weather and Climate ATT Review

During a class trip to the planetarium, Pedro and Kaja learned about a special layer of Earth's atmosphere where shooting stars and space debris burn up. Can you name this heroic middle layer of our atmosphere?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Imagine you're a detective solving a mystery with Carter and Aarya: Which of these clues doesn't fit the story of how increasing greenhouse gas emissions are warming our planet?

• Think of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions as snuggling under an extra cozy blanket while chilling on the sofa.

• Picture the increase in greenhouse gas emissions as throwing on a sweatshirt for a jog, making you feel warmer.

• Visualize the increase in greenhouse gas emissions as tossing another log onto the campfire, boosting the flames and heat.

• Imagine the increase in greenhouse gas emissions as layering up with more clothes to brave the winter cold.

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Imagine you're an astronaut, zooming away from Earth's surface, through the atmosphere, and into the vastness of outer space. As you venture further, the gases around you become...

• Less dense.

• Higher in temperature.

• More dense.

• Consistently lower in temperature.

During a science class, Sydney and Pedro were discussing the Earth's atmosphere. Sydney mentioned that the atmosphere is divided into five unique layers. Pedro was curious and asked, "In which of these layers does all life as we know it exist?" Can you help them find the answer?

• exosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

Guess what? Aubree and Micah learned about a superhero layer up in Earth's atmosphere that battles the evil UV rays to protect all life on Earth! Can you name this protective layer?

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

During a science class, Aarya and Aubree were discussing how the Earth's natural systems help regulate temperature. Aarya mentioned that certain currents act like the Earth's natural air conditioners, swirling hot and cold air around and spicing up our local weather! What are they called?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Oceanic

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Will and Kaja were discussing how the sun warms the Earth. Will asked, "How does the sun's warmth reach us from so far away?" The method is __________.

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• solaration

Ready to crack the mystery of frying an egg? What's the secret heat move that cooks it to perfection when it hits the pan?

• It's conduction! Like a secret handshake, the egg needs to touch the pan.

• It's convection! Because adding oil is like inviting a friend to help cook.

• It's convection! You can feel the warmth, like a cozy hug, a few inches away.

• It's conduction! But in a plot twist, the egg decides not to cook.

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Ellie put a bowl of water and a bowl of sand in the sun. She put a thermometer in each bowl. Then, she recorded the temperature at the start and after 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the sand had heated more than the water

Ellie's experiment proved that....

• sunlight does not pass through water.

• different materials heat up at different rates.

• different materials absorb the same amount of heat.

• sunlight heats liquids more than solids.

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During a science experiment, Micah and Ellie noticed that a hot air balloon rises into the sky while a cold air balloon stays closer to the ground. This phenomenon is due to differences in ________.

• weight

• gravity

• density

• air pressure

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