Air Week 1 Test 2025

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What is radiation?

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Radiation is the transfer of energy through space in the form of waves or particles. It can cause heating effects, such as warming the inside of a car on a sunny day.

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What is the direction of heat transfer?

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Heat always flows from a hotter substance to a colder substance.

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What happens to UV radiation if the ozone layer is destroyed?

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If the ozone layer is destroyed, UV radiation from the sun increases, which can lead to harmful effects on living organisms.

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In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?

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Most weather occurs in the Troposphere, which is often referred to as Layer W in models.

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What happens to temperature as you go up in the Stratosphere?

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As you go up in the Stratosphere, the temperature increases.

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Define the Troposphere.

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The Troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where most weather events occur and temperature decreases with altitude.

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What is the role of the ozone layer?

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The ozone layer protects Earth by absorbing most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

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What is convection?

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Convection is the transfer of heat through fluids (liquids and gases) where warmer areas rise and cooler areas sink.

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials, where heat moves from the hotter object to the cooler one.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The greenhouse effect is the warming of Earth’s surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.