Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere

What can a large dose of UV light cause?

• Skin cancer

• Headache

• Muscle pain

• Fever

What must happen to visible light before it can be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere?

• It must be converted to ultraviolet light

• It must be converted to infrared radiation

• It must be converted to gamma rays

• It must be converted to microwaves

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What is the main reason Earth doesn't keep getting hotter from the Sun's radiation?

• The Sun's radiation is weak.

• Earth absorbs all the radiation.

• There is a balance between incoming and outgoing radiation.

• The atmosphere blocks all radiation.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The process of plants growing in a greenhouse.

• The trapping of heat by gases in Earth's atmosphere.

• The cooling of Earth by greenhouse gases.

• The reflection of sunlight by clouds.

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What is the primary source of energy that warms Earth?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Earth's core

• Ocean currents

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What happens when gases in Earth's atmosphere direct radiation back toward Earth's surface?

• It cools the surface.

• It warms Earth's atmosphere more than normal.

• It has no effect on temperature.

• It causes immediate cooling.

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Which of the following is a result of the greenhouse effect?

• Decreased plant growth

• Increased atmospheric temperature

• Reduced sunlight reaching Earth

• Increased ocean currents

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How does thermal energy move during conduction?

• From lower to higher temperature

• From higher to lower temperature

• In a circular motion

• Through empty space

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What happens to air molecules close to Earth's surface when they heat up?

• They become more dense

• They spread apart and become less dense

• They freeze

• They condense

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What is unique about water compared to other substances on Earth?

• It can only exist as a liquid

• It can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas

• It can only exist as a gas

• It can only exist as a solid

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