Unit 2: Intro to Science Test Review

Reorder the following layers from the Earth's surface up:

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is the ​ (a)   .

• tropopause
• mesopause
• stratopause
• thermopause

What would be the effect on the particles in the animation if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down.

• They would stop moving completely.

• They would speed up.

• There would be no effect.

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Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• tropsophere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same
• gets very hot

What does the ozone layer do for us?

• keeps us warm

• blocks UV rays from getting to Earth

• keeps oxygen in

• burns up meteors

Drag and drop to label the water cycle​

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Evaporation

Runoff

Infiltration

Condensation

Precipitation

Groundwater

Transpiration

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How does water move from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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Which process is responsible for returning clean water to Earth?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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What forms when water vapor condenses in the atmosphere?

• Snow

• Rain

• Clouds

• Hail

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