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Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?
conduction |
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convection |
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radiation |
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reflection |
Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.
A transition zone between two air masses is called:
front |
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fog |
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boundary |
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thunderstorm |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?
-273°C |
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32°F |
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0K |
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absolute zero |
Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.
In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?
fungi |
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bacteria |
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plants |
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animals |
Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi. (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)
The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?
thermosphere |
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stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
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troposphere |
The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.