Topic 9 Energy In The Atmosphere

The Gulf stream causes Miami to be

• warm and rainy

• cold and sunny

• hot and sunny

• cold and rainy

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The jet stream is

• a band of low speed winds about 10km below earths surface

• a band of high speed winds about 10km below earths surface

• a band of high speed winds about 10km above earths surface

• a band of low speed winds about 10km above earths surface

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A current is...

• a small stream of moving water in the bay

• a large stream or moving water in the ocean

• a small stream of moving water in the ocean

• a large stream of moving water in the bay

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conduction is

• the transfer of thermal energy by gas in the air

• the transfer of thermal energy rubbing against each other

• the transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another

Convection is...

• the transfer of thermal energy by particles rubbing together

• the transfer of thermal energy by movement of fluid

• the transfer of thermal energy by matter to matter

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Radiation is...

• the transfer of thermal energy from movement of fluid

• the transfer of thermal energy from matter to matter

• the transfer of thermal energy in electromagnetic waves

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Earths Surface ___________ equal amounts of energy

• absorbs and re-emits

• only absorbs

• only re-emits

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The transfers heat through...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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What happens when the ozone layer is damaged

• fewer UV rays are absorbed by the atmosphere

• More UV rays are absorbed by the atmosphere

The Greenhouse effect is caused when...

• energy and gases are releases out of the atmosphere

• energy and gases are trapped by the atmosphere

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