1) a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body. a) Atmosphere  b) Temperature c) Convection d) Heat 2) the measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface. a) Conduction b) Thermosphere c) Heat d) Air Pressure  3) the layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere and in which temp. Decreases as altitude. a) Ozone Layer b) Coriolis affect c) Atmosphere  d) Mesosphere 4) the uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases a) Thermosphere b) Troposphere c) Wind d) Atmosphere  5) The layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperature increase as altitude increases a) Stratosphere b) Thermosphere c) Temperature d) Greenhouse effect 6) the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which the temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases  a) Global wind b) Troposphere c) Coriolis affect d) Wind 7) a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms. a) Ozone Layer b) Air Pressure  c) Conduction d) Greenhouse effect 8) the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy. a) Mesosphere b) Greenhouse effect c) Thermosphere d) Radiation 9) the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure. a) Jet Stream b) Stratosphere c) Conduction d) Wind 10) the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation a) Ozone Layer b) Temperature c) Local wind d) Coriolis affect 11) the transfer of energy as heat through a material. a) Conduction b) Ozone Layer c) Mesosphere d) Thermal expansion 12) the movement of matter due to differences in density; transfer of energy due to the movement of matter a) Convection b) Jet Stream c) Thermosphere d) Thermal energy 13) the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves a) Radiation b) Ozone Layer c) Wind d) Air Pressure  14) The kinetic energy o a substance's atoms a) Thermal energy b) Global wind c) Convection d) Heat 15) An increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance a) Radiation b) Mesosphere c) Thermal expansion d) Convection 16) A measure of how hot (or cold) something is, specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. a) Conduction b) Radiation c) Mesosphere d) Temperature 17) The energy transferred between objects that are different temperatures. a) Heat b) Thermosphere c) Thermal energy d) Temperature 18) A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere. a) Conduction b) Temperature c) Wind d) Jet Stream 19) The movement of air over short distances, occurs in specific areas as a result of certain geographical features. a) Jet Stream b) Global wind c) Conduction d) Local wind 20) The movement of air over Earth's surface in patterns that are worldwide a) Coriolis affect b) Global wind c) Greenhouse effect d) Local wind

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