7ESS_Unit 8.25 Assessment

Which of the following shows the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere when beginning on earth and moving towards space?

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Stratosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere

Match the following layers of the atmosphere with their correct descriptions.

• where our weather occurs

• Thermosphere

• meterors will burn up in this layer

• Mesosphere

• solar radiation, X-ray, and UV radiation

• Stratosphere

• what we call 'space'

• Troposphere

• jets fly here

• Exosphere

What is the part of the atmosphere where we live in?

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which of the following statements are true regarding the greenhouse effect? Select all that apply.

• Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat, making it hotter.

• More greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels.

• Increasing our carbon emissions will help with decreasing the greenhouse effect.

• The greenhouse effect is normally a natural process; however, humans are impacting it negatively.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is the main method the sun heats the earth?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The earth rotates faster at ______ and slower at ______.

• Both poles

• The equator

• The southern hemisphere

• The northern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Convection cells are circular air patterns formed when ____ air rises since it is _____, and ______ air sinks since it is ______.

• Cold, Fast, Hot, Slow

• More dense, Less dense, Equal in density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match each wind type with its location.

• Form around 60-degree latitude

• Polar easterlies

• Formed at high altitudes

• Doldrums

• Form between 30 and 60-degree latitude

• Trade winds

• Near the equator

• Westerlies

• Around the 30-degree latitude mark

• Jet Streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following terms to their proper definition.

• causing warm water to rise

• Overturning- Huge amounts of cold water sink,

• The flow of warm water rising

• Thermohaline circulation

• The process of underwater currents movin

• Upwelling

Surface ocean currents are driven ​​ (a)   , move ​ (b)   , and involve waters of ​ (c)   temperature.

​ ​ ​

• the wind
• quickly
• both warm and cold
• the water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6