16-2 Quiz

Hot air is ___ dense and ____.

• less; sink

• more; rises

• more; sinks

• less; rises

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The total amount of radiation reaching Earth from the Sun is equal to the amount of radiation leaving Earth.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What occurs in the Troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases.

• unstable air

• thunderstorms

• temperature inversion

• stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A tan or sunburn is the result of exposure to ultraviolet light.

• True

• False

When molecules collide, energy is transferred by convection.

• True

• False

What process is being modeled in the picture?

• latent heat

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How does the process shown in the picture appear in the atmosphere?

• The transferring of thermal energy from Earth to the Sun.

• The transferring of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth.

• The absorption of thermal energy by the ozone layer.

• The reflection of energy by particles in the atmosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into one another.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Reflection and absorption by the atmosphere prevent some ___ from reaching Earth's surface.

• radiation

• ozone

• radio waves
• infrared rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The _____ is caused by the Earth's rotation.

• land breeze

• Coriolis Effect

• jet stream

• sea breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6