Unit 3 Review: Earth, Energy, and the Atmosphere

Which part of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?

Where does most of earth's weather occur?

Without oceans, Earth would have...

Transfer of heat through rising of hot liquids and gasses and falling of cold liquids & gasses

What causes the vertical wind convection in Earth's atmosphere?

What is responsible for transferring the Sun's energy between the equator and the poles?

The electromagnetic energy emitted from the Sun?

Continents experience

What is a narrow band of strong winds that helps airliners save fuel and move faster?

The atmosphere is made up of mostly ____________ and ____________.

The Sun's energy mostly comes from the

How would life on Earth be affected if the atmosphere did NOT contain greenhouse gases?

What protects humans and other organisms from excess UV radiation?

Which of the following is the best example of heating by conduction on Earth?

Which term best describes the movement of air from the ocean toward the land in the daytime?

Which of the following is one of the reasons a sea breeze occurs during the day?

The atmosphere is divided into spherical layers based upon the ...

How do molecules of air in direct contact with Earth's solid, warm surface absorb heat energy?

When the Sun heats one region of an ocean, the movement of water in the ocean circulates the heat in a process called...

What is the major cause of winds?

The surface of Earth is constantly changing, primarily due to the

Air currents are caused by differences in temperature, which are created by

Temperatures at the poles

The layer in which jets fly?

How is a greenhouse and Earth's atmosphere most alike?

Why is ozone important to life on Earth?

The transfer of heat energy from one object to another through direct contact?

Which of the following do cities near the ocean experience due to wind?

How do molecules of air in direct contact with Earth's solid, warm surface absorb heat energy?

Layer with the highest air pressure?

The transfer of energy through air or empty space?

Why does the uneven heating of Earth's surface produce wind?

Gases that trap heat within the atmosphere?

What kind of wind blows cool air from land to water?

Land breezes near bodies of water occur because

A layer of air surrounding Earth?

Which of the following is correct when convection occurs in the atmosphere?

What energy source is based on the Sun's uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere?

What Branch of the military was Mr. B in?

The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth; held in place by gravity?

What are the 3 types of greenhouse gases?

The layer that contains the ozone?

What is the correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from innermost to outermost

Energy from the Sun hits Earth...