Atmosphere

7 Written Questions

1. process in which water vapor changes to a liquid
2. causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's rotation.
3. movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces warmer air up over the sea.
4. transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other.
5. Shooting stars known as meteors burn up in this layer. Contains the lower portion of the ionosphere
6. Air planes travel in this layer, the ozone layer is located here
7. layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the ground and contains 99 percent of the water vapor and 75 percent of the atmospheric gases; where clouds and weather occur

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. layer of electically charged particles in the thermosphere that absorbs AM radio waves during the day and reflects them back at night.
   1. exosphere
   2. ionosphere
   3. troposphere
   4. atmosphere
2. narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere.
   1. jet stream
   2. sea breeze
   3. Mesosphere
   4. exosphere
3. a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer.
   1. conduction
   2. radiation
   3. ultraviolet radiation
   4. coriolis effect
4. movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise.
   1. land breeze
   2. Mesosphere
   3. sea breeze
   4. jet stream
5. layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone; absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radioation
   1. ozone layer
   2. convection
   3. condensation
   4. ionosphere
6. Above 80 km and extends to space, has the highest temperatures. Contains the upper portion of the ionosphere
   1. Mesosphere
   2. Thermosphere
   3. exosphere
   4. troposphere

6 True/False Questions

1. convection → transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other.

   True        False

2. radiation → transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other.

   True        False

3. exosphere → Shooting stars known as meteors burn up in this layer. Contains the lower portion of the ionosphere

   True        False

4. chlorofluorocarbon → transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other.

   True        False

5. hydrosphere → layer of water on the surface of the earth

   True        False

6. atmosphere → Shooting stars known as meteors burn up in this layer. Contains the lower portion of the ionosphere

   True        False