Chapter 17 The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature Chapter Tes

Which of the following is an example of radiation?

• A metal spoon becomes warm after being set in a pot of boiling water.
• Warm water rises because it is less dense than cool water.
• Pancake batter cooks quickly after being spooned onto a hot griddle.
• Our atmosphere is constantly being heated by the sun.

Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided. How is ozone produced?

• One molecule of oxygen is split into two atoms.
• Two atoms of oxygen combine to form one oxygen molecule.
• Two molecules of oxygen are split simultaneously into four atoms.
• One atom of oxygen collides with one molecule of oxygen.

Which of the following is NOT true about radiation?

• Radiation cannot travel through a vacuum.
• The hottest radiating bodies produce the shortest wavelengths.
• All objects emit radiant energy.
• Objects that absorb radiation well emit radiation equally as well.

The average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in a particular substance is known as

• temperature.
• heat.
• conduction.
• convection.

Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided. Most of Earth’s dry air is made up of

• carbon dioxide and oxygen.
• nitrogen and argon.
• nitrogen and oxygen.
• oxygen and argon.

Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided. What percentage of water vapor is found in the air?

• 0 to 1 percent
• 0 to 4 percent
• 0 to 8 percent
• 0 to 10 percent

The blue color of the sky is the result of

• conduction.
• scattering.
• reflection.
• absorption.

Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided. Seasonal changes occur because of

• Earth’s tilt.
• Earth’s shape.
• the distance between Earth and the moon.
• the time of year.

According to the electromagnetic spectrum,

• long-wave radiation occupies a smaller percentage than short-wave radiation.
• gamma rays and X-rays have long wavelengths.
• visible light waves have wavelengths of less than 1 micrometer.
• ultraviolet light waves have some of the longest wavelengths.

Which of the following results when there is a temperature difference between two objects?

• One object will always have more heat then the other object.
• Both objects will gain more and more heat.
• Heat is transferred from one object to the other.
• The temperature of both objects increases.