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Atmosphere and Energy Transfer

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
2.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
a)
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
b)
A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.
c)
Wavelengths that are longer than red light.
d)
Invisible form of energy with Wavelengths that are shorter than. violent light
4.
What is radiation?
a)
The average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance.
b)
Sunlight travels through the atmosphere to earth's surface.
c)
The direct transfer  of energy by electromagnetic .
d)
The middle portion of the atmosphere.
5.
What is greenhouse effect?
a)
the process by which gasses hold heat in the air .
b)
water vapor and dioxide.
c)
particles in the atmosphere.
d)
heat
6.
Sunburn is caused by _____________________.  It can't be felt as heat.
a)
infrared radiation
b)
visible light
c)
spectrum radiation
d)
ultraviolet radiation
7.
Where is the ozone layer located?
a)
Mesosphere 
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
8.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
9.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
10.
What kind of heat transfer is being shown?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
11.
We depend on what kind of heat transfer when riding in a hot air balloon?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
12.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
13.
What is the third layer of the atmosphere from the ground called?
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
14.
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change. 
a)
Altitude 
b)
Elevation
c)
Temperature
d)
Distance from the sun
15.
As altitude increase in the troposphere, the temperature ________.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the same
d)
Varies
16.
Which absorbs heat faster?
a)
land
b)
water
c)
they heat up at the same rate
17.
Which loses heat faster?
a)
land 
b)
water
c)
they lose heat at the same rate
18.
Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.
a)
rises/sinks
b)
sinks/rises
19.
Heat transfer that occurs when two objects are touching each other.
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
20.
Heat transfer that uses magnetic waves (and not matter) is called _________.
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
convection
21.
The lowest layer of the atmosphere, this is also where weather occurs.
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosphere
22.
The composition of the air is 78% 
a)
Oxygen
b)
Argon
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen
23.
Heat transfer using the movement of fluids or gases is called ________.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
breathing
24.
Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?
a)
less dense and less pressure than warm air
b)
more dense and more pressure than warm air
c)
more dense and less pressure than warm air
d)
less dense and more pressure than warm air
25.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
26.

When land is heated by the Sun, the ground warms the air in contact with it by.....

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

27.

What does unequal heating of the Earth's surface cause?

a)

Wind

b)

Climate Change

c)

Tides

28.

Earth's temperatures are increasing because.....

a)

Earth's orbit around the Sun has slowed causing an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere

b)

The burning of fossil fuel like gasoline and oil have increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere

c)

An increase in volcanic activity has increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere

29.

Which of the following will be a result of global warming

a)

Temperatures will increase, ice caps will melt, sea levels will rise, and coastal cities will be at an increased risk of flooding.

b)

Temperatures will decease, ice caps will get larger, and sea levels will go down

c)

Tropical rain forest will get larger, and lakes and rivers will become smaller

30.

How would Earth's change if there were no greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere

a)

Days would be longer and nights would be shorter

b)

Average global temperatures would decrease

c)

Average global temperatures would increase

31.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
33.
The energy form the sun that reaches the Earth is absorbed by _________________________. 
a)
land and water
b)
underground water
c)
trees
d)
people
34.
The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called___.
a)
conduction
b)
insulation
c)
convection
d)
radiation
35.
The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the the movement of fluids is
a)
convection
b)
conduction 
c)
radiation
d)
thermal energy
36.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
37.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
38.
Which one of the choices below is NOT a  cause for global warming?
a)
Having too many cows
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Planting new trees
39.

What are the most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and nitrogen

c)

water vapor and argon

d)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

40.

What is the result from the Earth's atmosphere having the ability to trap energy from the sun?

a)

Earth has gravity

b)

Earth has extreme temperature

c)

Earth has moderate temperatures

d)

Earth revolves around the sun

41.

As the sun shines down on the land and sea, which of the two is able store more heat?

a)

Sea

b)

Land

42.

When warm air from the oceans hit cool dry air inland, what is most likely to occur

a)

nothing will change

b)

more thunderstorms

c)

tsunami

d)

less win

43.

What would happen if the sun did not heat the earth?

a)

There would be worse weather

b)

There would be no weather

c)

There would be the same kind of weather

44.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
45.

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what two things:

a)

Thickness and material

b)

Weight and electricity

c)

Temperature and density

46.
In convection, COOL air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
47.
In convection, WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
48.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
49.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
50.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
51.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer.  The warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
52.

True or False: Radiation does not require matter to travel through in order for it heat an object.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

If you were to hold a metal bar over a fire, after a while the end that you were holding would get very hot. Why is this so?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Induction

54.

The energy of the particles in an object is typically called:

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Heat Transfer

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