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Ch 15 Atmosphere, Heat
Test Description: This test includes information from Chapter 15 on the layers of the atmosphere, heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and global-local winds.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the atmosphere?
A
a mixture of gases
B
oxygen
C
water vapor
D
carbon dioxide
2) The air we breathe is mostly made of...
A
ozone
B
nitrogen
C
carbon dioxide
D
oxygen
3) How much of Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?
A
35%
B
21%
C
78%
D
50%
4) Why is air pressure greatest at Earth's surface?
A
because of the pressure of oxygen
B
because of the weight of ice crystals
C
because of pollution
D
because gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface
5) Air temperature changes as altitude increases because of...
A
gravity's pull on oxygen
B
air pollution
C
gases that absorb solar energy
D
air pressure
6) Meteors burn up in the ______, which is also the middle layer of the atmosphere.
A
stratosphere
B
troposphere
C
mesosphere
D
thermosphere
7) The _______ is the highest layer of the atmosphere. Temperatures can reach 1,000 degrees Celsius.
A
mesosphere
B
troposphere
C
thermosphere
D
stratopshere
8) We live in the _______ which is where weather occurs as well.
A
thermosphere
B
troposphere
C
stratosphere
D
mesosphere
9) Most solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is...
A
scattered by clouds
B
reflected by Earth's surface.
C
absorbed by Earth's surface.
D
absorbed by clouds, ozone and gases.
10) How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
A
about 2 billionths
B
about 50%
C
about one one-hundredth
D
about 80%
11) Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called...
A
convection
B
thermal conduction
C
convection current
D
radiation
12) Energy transferred as heat directly through a material is called...
A
convection current
B
radiation
C
convection
D
thermal conduction
13) Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called...
A
convection
B
radiation
C
thermal conduction
D
convection current
14) The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiates it back to earth is called...
A
the greenhouse effect
B
radiation balance
C
global warming
D
the thermal effect
15) One reason for global warming may be...
A
increasing global gases
B
increasing greenhouse gases
C
decreasing greenhouse gases
D
decreasing global gases
16) You go outside and feel the heat from the sun on your face. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A
convection
B
temperature
C
conduction
D
radiation
17) Warm air rising and cool air falling within our atmosphere is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A
temperature
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection
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