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http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/atmosphere/index.html
3. Look at the diagram and click layer Names Show It. List the height span of each layer:
a. Troposphere 85-600 km
b. Stratosphere 50-85 km
c. Mesosphere 12-50 km
d. Thermosphere 0-12 km
4. Click Temperatures Show it. What happens to the temperature in each layer (does it get hotter or colder?)?
a. Troposphere Hotter
b. Stratosphere Cooler
c. Mesosphere Hotter
d. Thermosphere Hotter
Heat Transfer
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=SCE304
6. Why does the hand need an oven mitt in order to pick up the pot from the stove?
The better the conductor the faster the heat will travel.
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1. Copper
1. Wood
2. Silver
2. Styrofoam
3. Iron
3. Paper
4. Steel
4. Air
8. Convection is the up and down movement of gases and liquids caused by heat transfer.
11. What happens to the air as it gets farther from the heat source?
The air begins to cool in temperature.