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WorksheetsSection D
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
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1.
The molecules in what atmospheric layer move fast and absorb the Sun's radiation?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Ozone Layer
2.
What is the definition of radiation?
a)
The energy the sun emits with its rays
b)
The transfer of energy through electromagnetic energy absorbed by earth
c)
The transfer of visible light through the troposphere
d)
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
3.
What are the two types of radiation emitted from the sun?
a)
Visible Light and Ultra Violet
b)
Ultra Violet (UV) and Infrared radiation (IR)
c)
Ultra Violet and Infrared
d)
Potata
4.
When the Sun warms Earth, why doesn't it get hotter and hotter?
a)
The balance between the amount of radiation absorbed and the amount reflected.
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Light bouncing of the surface and reflected back to space.
d)
The heat cannot get through the atmosphere, it is too dense.
5.
What percent of radiant light consists of Ultra Violet, Infrared Radiation, and Visible light?
a)
65%
b)
50%
c)
40%
d)
99%
6.
What happens when Infrared Radiation enters the Greenhouse (effect)?
a)
It is immediately reflected back out
b)
It becomes trapped
c)
It is absorbed
d)
Nothing Happens
7.
True or False: Certain gasses act like vapor when radiation affects those gasses
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What does circulating air do?
a)
It pushes hot air up and pushes cold air down
b)
It pushes cold air up and pushes hot air down
c)
It mixes the gases to maintain temperature
9.
True or False: UV light has longer wave lengths than visible light
a)
False
b)
True
10.
True or False: Thermal Energy moves from objects with high temperature to objects with lower temperature
a)
False
b)
True
11.
What do temperature inversions do?
a)
Prevent air from mixing and trap hot air.
b)
Prevent air from mixing and trap hot air in the Earth's surface.
c)
Prevent air from mixing and can trap cold air near the Earth's surface.
d)
Temperature inversion allow air to be trapped by mixing the layers
12.
What happens when the air is unstable?
a)
The circulating air motions are weak
b)
The circulating air motions rise
c)
The circulating air motions are strong
d)
The circulating air motions become strong
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