Classify each example based on whether it is an example of radiation, conduction, or convection. Drag each to the correct box.
A burner heats a pot on a stovetop.,Your feet get hot standing on pavement.|A heater blows warm air throughout a building.,Warm air rises up into the atmosphere.|You feel warmth sitting next to a campfire.,Sunlight heats your skin on a summer afternoon.
Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. Most weather happens in the [Dropdown 1] because it is the [Dropdown 2] layer of the atmosphere.
troposphere|densest
What is the source of energy that drives Earth's weather systems?
Classify each atmospheric layer based on whether the temperature increases or decreases with altitude in that layer. Drag each layer to the correct box.
exosphere,stratosphere,thermosphere|mesosphere,troposphere
Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. Meteors burn up in the [Dropdown 1] because this is the highest layer where the density of [Dropdown 2] is high enough to cause friction.
mesosphere|air particles
What is the primary function of the ozone layer?
Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure [Dropdown 1] because the number of gas molecules [Dropdown 2] with each layer.
decreases|decreases
Match each atmospheric layer with its key feature or phenomenon.
auroras|most weather|ozone layer|meteors burn up|satellites and spacecraft orbit
Determine whether each statement is true or false.
Match each form of energy transfer with its definition.
the direct transfer of thermal energy between substances in contact with each other|the transfer of thermal energy by fluid movement|the transfer of energy through space as electromagnetic waves
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