Earth's Energy and the Atmosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the thinnest?

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

True or false: Warm air particles have more Kinetic Energy than colder air particles

• True

• False

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What is a greenhouse gas?

• gases that farmers collect from greenhouses

• a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs the energy of infrared light

• a gas that is used in manufacturing paint with a green pigment

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I set an ice cube on a ceramic tile and a towel. Why does the ice cube melt faster in one situation, even if the towel and tile are the same temperature?

• Some surfaces are better at conducting energy than others.

• The ceramic tile was hotter than the towel

• The ice condensates when it touches the ceramic tile

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What are the three ways of transferring energy?

• Conduction, radiation, convection

• Boiling, freezing, melting

• Conduction, source from the sun, and weather

Aerosols can make the sky appear _______

• Clear and sunny

• Rainy

• Cloudy

• Smoky or hazy

True or false: Heat always moves from a colder object to a warmer one.

• True

• False

Why does ice melt faster on some surfaces than others?

• Ice melts at the same rate no matter the surface

• The materials are different temperature

• Some materials are acting as insulators, while some materials are acting as conductors

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If temperature increases, Kinetic energy.....

• never changes/stays constant

• increases

• Decreases

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Thermal energy is the total energy related to the motion of

• clouds in the upper atmosphere.

• the particles in an object or material.

• materials as they shift and settle in an object.

• raindrops as they fall to the ground.

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