Ch 15 Atmosphere, Heat Question Preview (ID: 24531)


This Test Includes Information From Chapter 15 On The Layers Of The Atmosphere, Heat Transfer (conduction, Convection, Radiation) And Global-local Winds. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
a) about 80%
b) about 50%
c) about 2 billionths
d) about one one-hundredth

Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called...
a) thermal conduction
b) radiation
c) convection
d) convection current

Energy transferred as heat directly through a material is called...
a) thermal conduction
b) radiation
c) convection
d) convection current

Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called...
a) thermal conduction
b) radiation
c) convection
d) convection current

The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiates it back to earth is called...
a) the thermal effect
b) the greenhouse effect
c) global warming
d) radiation balance

One reason for global warming may be...
a) decreasing global gases
b) increasing global gases
c) increasing greenhouse gases
d) decreasing greenhouse gases

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) conduction
c) radiation
d) temperature

Warm air rising and cool air falling within our atmosphere is an example of which type of heat transfer?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) temperature

We live in the _______ which is where weather occurs as well.
a) stratosphere
b) thermosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

Most solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is...
a) absorbed by Earth's surface.
b) reflected by Earth's surface.
c) scattered by clouds
d) absorbed by clouds, ozone and gases.

The _______ is the highest layer of the atmosphere. Temperatures can reach 1,000 degrees Celsius.
a) stratopshere
b) thermosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

Why is air pressure greatest at Earth's surface?
a) because of the pressure of oxygen
b) because gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface
c) because of the weight of ice crystals
d) because of pollution

How much of Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?
a) 21%
b) 78%
c) 35%
d) 50%

Meteors burn up in the ______, which is also the middle layer of the atmosphere.
a) stratosphere
b) thermosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

Air temperature changes as altitude increases because of...
a) gases that absorb solar energy
b) gravity's pull on oxygen
c) air pollution
d) air pressure

What is the atmosphere?
a) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) a mixture of gases
d) water vapor

The air we breathe is mostly made of...
a) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) ozone
d) nitrogen

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