6th Grade Ch 12 Earth's Atmosphere

Put the following in order from most abundant to least abundant in Earth's atmosphere.

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

How does temperature in the troposphere change as you get to higher altitudes?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Match the following percentages to what happens to radiation from the sun as it enters the atmosphere.

• 30%

• Absorbed by atmosphere

• 20%

• Absorbed by Earth

• 50%

• Reflected back to space

Most of the radiation from the sun is...

• Absorbed by Earth

• Reflected by atmosphere

• Absorbed by atmosphere

What cause wind?

• Temperature Inversions

• Convection in the mesosphere

• Unequal heating of Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following terms with their definitions

• radon

• Local wind that blows toward the land from sea

• ozone

• Helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• Clean Air Act

• Protects Earth from Sun's harmful waves

• land breeze

• Local wind that blows toward the sea from land

• sea breeze

• Indoor air pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following terms and definitions

• unstable air

• Thermal energy transfer between touching objects

• convection

• Thermal energy transfer by matter in motion

• conduction

• Can cause temperature inversions

• stable air

• Thermal energy transfer by electromagnetic waves

• radiation

• Causes stormy weather

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which layer is the stratosphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which layer is the troposphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which layer is the exosphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E