Unit 5 Review

The build-up of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous dioxide, can cause ___________________________________________.

• change in climate and a rise in global temperatures

• a cooling of the Earth's surface

• It is healthy for the environment

• A heating of the Earth surface

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Where do tornadoes start?

• Over the ocean near the equator

• In the clouds that create blizzards

• In the clouds of severe thunderstorms

• Any time that it rains

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Sherice wants to prove the role of the atmosphere. In class, she learned that the atmosphere protects life on Earth from radiation from the sun and that the atmosphere also insulates the Earth by trapping in in heat to keep the Earth warm. She decided to create two models of Earth and design an experiment to prove this. One model represents Earth with an atmosphere and the other model represents Earth without an atmosphere. She places the models under a heat lamp and measures how temperature of each model changes over time.

Which of the following would be the independent (input) variable of Sherice’s experiment?

• Temperature over time.

• The presence of the atmosphere.

• The type of model used in the experiment.

• Radiation from the sun received on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Sherice wants to prove the role of the atmosphere. In class, she learned that the atmosphere protects life on Earth from radiation from the sun and that the atmosphere also insulates the Earth by trapping in in heat to keep the Earth warm. She decided to create two models of Earth and design an experiment to prove this. One model represents Earth with an atmosphere and the other model represents Earth without an atmosphere. She places the models under a heat lamp and measures how temperature of each model changes over time. Which of the following would be the dependent (output) variable of Sherice’s experiment?

• Temperature over time.

• The presence of the atmosphere.

• Radiation from the sun received on Earth.

• The type of model used in the experiment.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Sherice wants to prove the role of the atmosphere. In class, she learned that the atmosphere protects life on Earth from radiation from the sun and that the atmosphere also insulates the Earth by trapping in in heat to keep the Earth warm. She decided to create two models of Earth and design an experiment to prove this. One model represents Earth with an atmosphere and the other model represents Earth without an atmosphere. She places the models under a heat lamp and measures how temperature of each model changes over time. Which of the following should be a constant in Sherice’s experiment?

• Temperature over time.

• The presence of the atmosphere.

• Radiation from the sun received on Earth.

• All the above should be held constant in her experiment.

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Why would Sherice create a model to perform this experiment?

• The models were more fun than directly studying how heat is transferred from the Sun to the surface of Earth.

• The models were less interesting than directly studying how heat is transferred from the Sun to the surface of Earth.

• The models were more complicated than directly studying how heat is transferred from the Sun to the surface of Earth.

• The models made it easier to study how heat is transferred from the Sun to the surface of Earth with and without an atmosphere.

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Heat transfer drives a variety of processes in Earth’s systems. Which of the following is an example of energy transfer by radiation in Earth's systems?

• Heat rises through vents in the ocean floor.

• Warm air replaces cooler air in the atmosphere.

• Gases in the atmosphere are heated by the Sun.

• Hot gases are given off during volcanic eruptions.

Earth is categorized into spheres that interact with each other, including the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between Earth’s geosphere and atmosphere?

• Volcanic eruptions release ash and gas into the air.

• A river carries and deposits sediment downstream to form a delta.

• Plants absorb water needed for photosynthesis through their roots.

• Gases from the atmosphere trapping energy that warms water in the oceans.

Earth's systems interact in multiple ways to affect Earth's surface materials and processes. A diagram is provided. The diagram shows a two-way interaction between the Biosphere and the Atmosphere. Which of the following most accurately describes a possible interaction as illustrated in the diagram above?

• Volcanos release carbon dioxide into the air.

• Water vapor in the air cools and forms clouds.

• Oxygen in the air is taken in by animals on the ground.

• Heavy rainfall causes a landslide on the side of a mountain.

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Solei thinks that cloud cover results in cooler temperatures in the summer. She reasons that during the summer a cloudy day is cooler than a clear, sunny day. Dez thinks that cloud cover results in warmer temperatures in the winter. He reasons that clear winter nights are colder than cloudy ones. Who is most correct, Solei or Dez?

• Solei is correct because clouds increase the amount of solar radiation reaching the surface during the summer, which results in higher temperatures.

• Dez is correct because less solar radiation is transmitted to the surface in winter and the clouds decrease the amount of heat retained by our atmosphere at night.

• Both Solei and Dez are incorrect because surface temperatures depend on the amount of solar radiation absorbed at the surface, and cloud cover has no effect on it.

• Both Solei and Dez are correct. During a summer day clouds in the atmosphere decrease the amount of solar radiation that reach Earth’s surface, which results in cooler surface temperatures. During a winter night, clouds insulate the surface and less solar radiation is radiated back to space, which results in warmer surface temperatures.