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In which atmospheric layer would you find clouds, airplanes, and mountain peaks?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Which correctly lists the layers of the atmosphere from closest to Earth's surface to farthest from Earth's surface?
a) thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
b) troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
c) troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

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) the water cools off quicker because it is liquid
b) they both cool off at an equal rate
c) the soil cools off quicker because it is a solid
d) not enough information to answer the question

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 water because liquids heat faster than solids
b) the sand because solids heat faster than liquids
c) they will both heat at an equal rate
d) not enough information to answer

If the Earth's atmosphere did not have an ozone layer, which is MOST LIKELY to occur?
a) The Earth would get much colder
b) The Earth would not experience any changes
c) Plants and animals (including humans) would be harmed by UV radiation
d) The oceans would evaporate

Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature range?
a) thermosphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere has the coldest temperature range?
a) thermosphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the air that we live in and breathe?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is where most meteors burn up?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Which is an example of CONVECTION?
a) Feeling heat when you touch a hot car sitting in the sun
b) A hot air balloon lifting off the ground due to heat rising
c) Getting a sunburn at the beach
d) Ironing a shirt to remove the wrinkles

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) Using a hair dryer to dry your hair
d) Cold water sinking below warm water during a science experiment

Which is an example of CONDUCTION?
a) A spoon used to stir coffee getting hot
b) Warm air from a heater rising to the ceiling
c) Heat from the sun traveling to Mars
d) Using a fireplace to heat the house

Ironing clothes is a real world example of what heat transfer method?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) crystallization

Noodles cooking in a pot of boiling water would provide a real world example of which heat transfer method?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) convolution

Staying warm near a campfire demonstrates which heat transfer method?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) infiltration

When heat transfers through materials that touch, this is known as...
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) condensation

When heat transfer through space or air this is known as...
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) revolution

When heat transfers because warm things rise (less dense) and cold things sink (more dense) this is known as...
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) evaporation

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

A teakettle will steam and whistle when the water is boiling hot. Which heat transfer is best demonstrated by this?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) thermal heating

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