Mid Unit 4 Review- Atmosphere

The process in which certain gasses in a planet’s atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation, resulting in an increase in surface temperature.

• Water cycle

• Greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The troposphere includes: ___________

• Ozone layer

• Northern lights

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This layer includes the Ozone Layer.....

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

This layer burns up meteors...

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

This layer is used by orbiting satellites

• troposphere

• ionosphere

• thermosphere

This layer of the atmosphere is the closest to Earth...

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Layer of the atmosphere farthest from Earth....

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• mesosphere

What is the correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from innermost to outermost?

• mesosphere-stratosphere-thermosphere-troposphere

• troposphere-stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere

• stratosphere-thermosphere-troposphere-mesosphere

Why is ozone important to life on Earth?

• Because it determines that objects are densest at sea level.

• Ozone in the atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from space.

• Because it is a type of heat transfer.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The transfer of energy from one substance to another by direct contact is known as ___________________.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation