Unit 3 Layers of the Atmosphere / Heat Transfer

The transfer of energy from one object to another through direct contact.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The transfer of energy due to the movement of matter (liquids or gases).

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A pot of boiling water is an example of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Touching a hot stove is an example of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The Sun heating Earth's atmosphere is an example of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The ozone layer of the atmosphere protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation. Because the ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer is...

• Warmer than the layers surrounding it

• Situated at the top of the ionosphere

• Cooler than the layers surrounding it

• More than 100 km in thickness

The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth is called...

• Thermal effect

• Greenhouse effect

• Global Warming

• Radiation Balance

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere causes meteors to burn?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is also home to the Biosphere because it is home to all living things?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5