Unit 3 Review

Front

What happens to the air as you go higher in the troposphere?

Back

It gets colder and thinner.

Front

How does heat move?

Back

From warm places to cooler places.

Front

What type of heat transfer allows a lizard to remain warm from a lamp?

Back

Radiation.

Front

What is the highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Exosphere.

Front

What is the thin layer that protects the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet light?

Back

Ozone layer.

Front

What is the troposphere?

Back

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs.

Front

What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

Front

What is radiation?

Back

The transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.

Front

What is the role of the ozone layer?

Back

To absorb and protect the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.