Lesson 8 Quiz

Question 1

Fastest cooling to slowest cooling

Answer 1

Smallest planet cools faster than largest planet

Question 2

What part of Earth’s atmosphere absorbs most uv light?

Answer 2

Stratosphere

Question 3

What part of Earth’s atmosphere absorbs most x-rays?

Answer 3

thermosphere

Question 4

Gas particles escape through the

Answer 4

exosphere

Question 5

The densest layer of atmosphere on Earth, Venus and Mars is

Answer 5

troposphere

Question 6

What kind of light does Earth emit?

Answer 6

Infrared

Question 7

The greenhouse effect raises earth’s temperature because the infrared light radiated by Earth’s surface

Answer 7

Is temporarily absorbed by greenhouse gasses and then reemitted in random directions

Question 8

the slowly increasing distance between south america and africa is due to

Answer 8

seafloor spreading

Question 9

old faithful gets is energy from a

Answer 9

hot spot

Question 10

layered ____ exposes

Answer 10

sedimentary rock

Question 11

australia is composed of old

Answer 11

continental crust

Question 12

deep Mariana’s trench is due to

Answer 12

subduction

Question 13

______ is relatively young

Answer 13

seafloor crust

Question 14

Earth’s average temperature has varied over the last 800,000 years by

Answer 14

between 7-19 degrees