S6E4B

The atmosphere protects us by doing what 3 things (check all that apply)?

• Maintaining temperature range necessary for life.

• Blocking out harmful UV rays of the sun.

• Protecting us from meteors.

• Provides gravity to the earth.

• It allows meteors to shape Earth's surface, like the Grand Canyon.

Solar energy enters our atmosphere in several ways, check all that apply:

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

This type of energy transfers by electromagnetic waves.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The earth receives __________ from the sun by radiation

• energy

• waves

• weather cycle

• contact

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The very small amount of the sun's energy that radiates to the earth drives our ___________ __________ and makes the earth ____________.

• weather cycle, habitable

• thermal conduction, inhabitable

• air molecules, inhabitable

• conduction, habitable.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This type of solar energy transfers by direct contact through a material.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

When ___ __________ come into direct contact with the warm surface of the Earth, thermal energy is transferred to the ___________________.

• air molecules, atmosphere

• weather cycle, habitable

• liquid molecules, earth

• gas molecules, equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This type of thermal energy is transferred through circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

Most thermal energy in the atmosphere is transferred by what?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

As air is heated, it rises because it becomes

• less dense

• more dense

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4