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Heat transfer through a liquid or a gas ________
a) convection
b) conduction
c) fluid
d) radiation

Heat transfer by direct contact
a) conduction
b) temperature
c) convection
d) radiation

What does the ozone layer protect us from?
a) too much ultraviolet radiation
b) meteors
c) northern lights
d) pollution

Which layer do large planes fly in?
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Which layer are the Northern lights formed in?
a) thermosphere
b) exosphere
c) troposphere
d) stratosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere do satellites travel in?
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere protects the Earth's surface from meteoroids?
a) mesosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) exosphere

Standing next to a campfire is an example of _______
a) radiation
b) convection
c) conduction
d) induction

Touching a hot pan on a stove top is an example __________
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) temperature

The kinetic theory states that
a) all things are made of particles and all particles move
b) the atmosphere gets colder as altitude increases
c) the atmosphere is made up of gases
d) particles move slowly

Particles that have more energy move
a) faster
b) slower
c) do not move
d) faster then slower

Choose the correct order of the atmosphere starting at the ground
a) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b) troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere thermosphere, exosphere
c) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

The stratosphere's temperature _________________ as you go higher.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) stays the same
d) gets hotter and then colder

The ____________is the coldest layer.
a) mesosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) exosphere

Ozone is found in the ___________.
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Weather occurs in the _____________.
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) thermosphere
d) mesosphere

The atmosphere contains 21% ___________.
a) oxygen
b) nitrogen
c) carbon dioxide
d) water vapor

The atmosphere contains 78% __________.
a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) carbon dioxide
d) water vapor

Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves
a) radiation
b) conduction
c) light
d) convection

Liquid rising in a lava lamp is an example of __________
a) convection
b) radiation
c) conduction
d) temperature

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