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WorksheetsAtmosphere Study Guide
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Altitude?
a)
the distance below sea level
b)
the distance under sea level
c)
the distance above sea level
d)
the distance above the clouds
2.
What is most of the atmosphere made of?
a)
air
b)
H20
c)
gasses
d)
all of the above
3.
What is radiation
a)
the movement of energy in wave form
b)
the movement of dark energy
c)
the conduction of energy
d)
the movement of energy
4.
What is conduction?
a)
DONT CLICK THIS ONE
b)
the movement of energy
c)
the movement of energy through non direct contact
d)
the movement of energy through matter by direct contact
5.
What is the outermost atmosphere layer?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
6.
What is global warming?
a)
the warming globally
b)
the atmosphere burning up
c)
when the earth is getting colder
d)
what the earth is freezing
7.
What is convection?
a)
the movement of heat through fluids
b)
the movement of heat
c)
the movement of air from one place to another
d)
all of the above
8.
what does energy give you the ability to?
a)
the ability to live
b)
the ability to have gravity
c)
the ability to do work
d)
all of the above
9.
What does thermal mean?
a)
cool
b)
heat
c)
burn
d)
all of the above
10.
What is the atmosphere mostly made of?
a)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
b)
Helium and Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen and Helium
d)
air and oxygen
11.
What atmosphere layer do airplanes mostly fly in?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
12.
What is fossil fuel?
a)
Coal & Oil
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
all of the above
13.
What type of heat does a campfire give out to the people?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
radiationn
14.
What is the method of heat transfer for an iron?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
What is the method of heat transfer for this curling iron?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
16.
What method of heat transfer does this toaster use to the bread?
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
convection
17.
A lava lamp is an example of....
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
18.
The surface of a swimming pool is slightly warmer. The water rises because of...
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
What is fusion?
a)
the making of 2 atoms out of 1 or more of them
b)
making of 3 atoms out of 2 (or more)
c)
the making of atoms of all shapes and sizes
d)
making of one atom out of 2 (or more)
20.
What are the 2 types of mechanical energy?
a)
positive & negative
b)
kinetic & negative
c)
kinetic & potential
d)
potential & positive
21.
What is nuclear fission?
a)
the splitting of atoms
b)
the spitting of atoms
c)
the process of atoms combining
d)
all of the above
22.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
the atmosphere's ability to emit sun's energy
b)
the atmosphere's ability to keep the surface warm (blanket)
c)
the atmosphere's ability to absorb energy
d)
all of the above
23.
What is an example of thermal energy?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
all of the above
24.
LAST QUESTION: what method of heat transfer does this space heater use?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
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