Use the dropdown menus to complete the paragraph about how the troposphere is heated.
current radiation convection✔ conduction
current radiation ✔ convectionconduction
✔ currentradiation wave conduction
Use the drop-down menus to identify the type of energy each phrase describes.
A ✔ BC D
A B ✔ CD
✔ AB C D
Use the drop-down menus to complete each sentence about how the Sun’s energy travels through the atmosphere.
✔ cloudsEarth’s surface air molecules
absorb ✔ scatterremove
Hayley is at the beach. She applies sunscreen to her skin to protect it from which energy from the Sun?
Scientists are trying to reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide and methane that enter the atmosphere. Which statement explains what will most likely happen as a result of these efforts?
Devon places sliced potatoes in a package of aluminum foil. He puts a metal grate over a campfire and sets the package on the grate. He warms his hands over the fire while he waits and watches the hot air carry ashes into the sky. When he removes the foil package, the grate and foil are hot, and the food is cooked.Which part of this scenario represents conduction?
Which statements represent convection? Select two options.Black asphalt gets very hot on a sunny day.The movement of air in a hot-air balloon makes it rise into the sky.A dark sand beach can burn the soles of your feet.A spoon gets warm from sitting in a soup pot.A house has high heating bills because the heat ends up in the attic.A house loses heat through an exterior wall.
Use the dropdown menus to complete the paragraph about how the troposphere is heated.
What would be the effect of the uneven distribution of the Sun’s energy on Earth?
Which material should you use so that the area is cool in terms of temperature?
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