Atmospheric Gases

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?

• Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
• No energy is transferred.
• Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
• The water warms up due to the humidity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why do we wear sweaters in cold weather?

• To keep cold out.
• To generate heat.
• To reduce heat loss.
• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

We live in the __________________layer, a level of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5