Atmosphere, Energy Transfer, and Greenhouse Effect

1.

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The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of the earth.

True

False

2.

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Touching a hot pan that burns your hand is an example of convection.

True

False

3.

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Greenhouse gases help to hold heat in earth's atmosphere.

True

False

4.

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Satellites would most likely be found in the stratosphere.

True

False

5.

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Warming your hands by a fire would be an example of radiation.

True

False

6.

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The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere.

True

False

7.

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Ozone in the troposphere is bad.

True

False

8.

1 point

As you sit down in your chair in second block you notice the chair is warm:( Most likely, the chair was heated through conduction.

True

False

9.

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Almost all weather takes place in the troposphere.

True

False

10.

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Warm air flowing around a room is an example of convection.

True

False

11.

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The sun heats up the surface of the earth through conduction.

True

False

12.

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The ionosphere is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

True

False

13.

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Planes would most likely fly in the thermosphere.

True

False

14.

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Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.

True

False

15.

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Methane is a greenhouse gas.

True

False

16.

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Radiation is energy that is transmitted in the form of waves, rays, or particles.

True

False

17.

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Ozone is made of three oxygen atoms.

True

False

18.

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Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

True

False

19.

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The troposphere is the thinnest layer of the atmosphere but has the most mass (density).

True

False

20.

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The atmosphere is the blanket of air that surrounds earth.

True

False

21.

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A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature.

True

False

22.

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Heat transfer where heat is passed by vibrations of particles through solid materials is called conduction.

True

False

23.

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A microwave heats food through conduction.

True

False

24.

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A boiling pot of water where the hot water rises and the cooler water sinks is an example of convection.

True

False

25.

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An egg frying in a pan is an example of radiation.

True

False

26.

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Ultraviolet radiation is a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer.

True

False

27.

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Most meteors burn up in the mesosphere.

True

False

28.

1 point

Methane is a gas that comes from cattle and other livestock, bacteria in rice fields, and landfills.

True

False

29.

1 point

Convection is the transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of gas or liquid; cool, dense air sinks downward and pushes warm air out of the way; cool air pushes down on warm air.

True

False

30.

1 point

The layers of the atmosphere starting at the surface of the earth and going up are as follows: troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and thermosphere.

True

False

31.

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The thermosphere is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

True

False

32.

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Most clouds are found in the stratosphere.

True

False

33.

1 point

The greenhouse effect is both good and bad.

True

False