ENERGY IN OUR ATMOSPHERE

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

• insulation.
• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection

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The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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Ozone is contained in which layer?

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Water circulating in a pot because of the heat from the stove would be an example of...

• thermal conduction

• radiation

• convection

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

• Electromagnetic radiation transfers energy from the sun to the earth

• An ice cube melting in your hands

• Warmer air is pushed upward and out of the way by cooler air.

• Dense water sinks to the ocean floor and less dense water moves to the ocean surface

Which process is involved when solar energy warms the surface of the earth?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• reflection

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Which gas in our atmosphere is there the most of?

• Argon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

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