Heating the Atmosphere

Energy transferred from hot coals of a fire are an example of radiant heat.

• True

• False

What might happen on Earth if humans increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• The Earth will heat up

• The Earth will cool down

• The Earth will be unchanged

• The north pole will move

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The trapping of solar radiation by greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere is called...

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Global Temperature Change

• Solar Absorption

• The Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of these are greenhouse gases?

(there is more than one correct answer)

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Without greenhouse gases, Earth would be....

• too cold to live on.

• the perfect temperature for plants and animals!

• really really hot!

• no different than it is today

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Particles in cold air move ______ than particles in warm air.

• slower

• faster

• the same speed

• higher

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Convection occurs in:

• fluids only

• solids only

• liquids only

• gases only

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A typical coal-burning power plant releases ______ tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.

• 1,000

  (one thousand)

• 30,000

  (thirty thousand)

• 3,500,000

  (three and a half million)

• 100

  (one hundred)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

The amount of motion energy that molecules in a system have is called

• heat

• potential

• temperature

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

In what way does the sun's energy get from the sun to the earth?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• sensation