Atmosphere

Front

What form of energy transfer heats Earth?

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Radiation

Front

What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere called?

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Exosphere

Front

Temperatures in the thermosphere are:

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Very Hot

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather?

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Troposphere

Front

The transfer of heat through materials that are touching each other is called:

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Conduction

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located?

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Stratosphere

Front

What is the process called when warm air rises and cool air sinks?

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Convection

Front

What is the main gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

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Nitrogen

Front

What is the term for the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere?

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Tropopause

Front

What phenomenon causes the bending of light rays in the atmosphere?

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Refraction