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Check your knowledge! Take our fun quiz for the intermediate Heat Section of the Atmosphere Chapter of our textbook! Follow the instructions and then click on the "Check it!" button for each question.

Intermediate Activities: Heat

1.	What does "thermo" mean? (Type in your answer.)

2.	Which of these affects the amount of radiation received on our the Earth's surface? (Check all correct boxes.)
	Time of Day Latitude Time of Year Altitude

3.	How is energy transfered from the sun to the earth's atmosphere? (Type in a one word answer.)

4.	The amount of energy that enters the atmosphere is reduced by what three things? (Check the three correct answers.)
	radiation absorption reflection transmission scattering

5.	Where does most of the energy come from that warms our atmosphere? (Check the best answer.)
	Energy Absorbed by the Earth's Surface The Sun Lava in the Earth's Core Burning Fossil Fuels

6.	What happens when water evaporates on the earth's surface? (Check the correct answer.)
	Both the Earth and Atmosphere cool. Both the Earth and Atmosphere warm. The Earth cools and the atmosphere warms. The Earth warms and the atmosphere cools.

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