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Test Description: Layers of atmosphere; heat transfer
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which layer of the atmosphere contains the protective ozone layer that helps block harmful UV radiation from the sun?
A
Troposphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Thermosphere
2) When heat transfers through materials that touch, this is known as...
A
convection
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
condensation
3) When heat transfer through space or air this is known as...
A
convection
B
revolution
C
conduction
D
radiation
4) When heat transfers because warm things rise (less dense) and cold things sink (more dense) this is known as...
A
conduction
B
convection
C
evaporation
D
radiation
5) Ironing clothes is a real world example of what heat transfer method?
A
radiation
B
crystallization
C
conduction
D
convection
6) Noodles cooking in a pot of boiling water would provide a real world example of which heat transfer method?
A
convolution
B
radiation
C
convection
D
conduction
7) Staying warm near a campfire demonstrates which heat transfer method?
A
infiltration
B
convection
C
conduction
D
radiation
8) Which is an example of CONDUCTION?
A
Heat from the sun traveling to Mars
B
Warm air from a heater rising to the ceiling
C
Using a fireplace to heat the house
D
A spoon used to stir coffee getting hot
9) Which is an example of RADIATION?
A
A little kid burning his hand touching a hot stove
B
A hot air balloon lifting off the ground due to heat rising
C
Cold water sinking below warm water during a science experiment
D
Using a hair dryer to dry your hair
10) Which is an example of CONVECTION?
A
Getting a sunburn at the beach
B
Feeling heat when you touch a hot car sitting in the sun
C
Ironing a shirt to remove the wrinkles
D
A hot air balloon lifting off the ground due to heat rising
11) Which layer of the atmosphere is where most meteors burn up?
A
thermosphere
B
stratosphere
C
troposphere
D
mesosphere
12) Which layer of the atmosphere is the air that we live in and breathe?
A
mesosphere
B
thermosphere
C
troposphere
D
stratosphere
13) Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature range?
A
mesosphere
B
thermosphere
C
troposphere
D
stratosphere
14) Which layer of the atmosphere has the coldest temperature range?
A
troposphere
B
thermosphere
C
stratosphere
D
mesosphere
15) If the Earth's atmosphere did not have an ozone layer, which is MOST LIKELY to occur?
A
The Earth would not experience any changes
B
Plants and animals (including humans) would be harmed by UV radiation
C
The oceans would evaporate
D
The Earth would get much colder
16) Imagine you do an experiment where you heat a cup of sand and cup of water with a heat lamp. Which material will heat up faster?
A
the sand because solids heat faster than liquids
B
they will both heat at an equal rate
C
the water because liquids heat faster than solids
D
not enough information to answer
17) In an experiment, you heated a cup of soil and a cup of salt water for 10 minutes using a heat lamp. Then you turned the lamp off and allowed the materials to cool. Which cools off quicker?
A
not enough information to answer the question
B
the soil cools off quicker because it is a solid
C
they both cool off at an equal rate
D
the water cools off quicker because it is liquid
18) In which atmospheric layer would you find clouds, airplanes, and mountain peaks?
A
mesosphere
B
thermosphere
C
stratosphere
D
troposphere
19) Which correctly lists the layers of the atmosphere from closest to Earth's surface to farthest from Earth's surface?
A
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
B
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
C
troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
D
troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
20) A teakettle will steam and whistle when the water is boiling hot. Which heat transfer is best demonstrated by this?
A
thermal heating
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection
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