Weather Quiz Lessons 2-6

Weather Quiz Lessons 2-6

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Multiple Choice

What drives the circulation of air in our atmosphere?

• Earth's energy budget

• weather

• air pressure

• convection currents

Multiple Choice

Most (51%) of the sun's energy is-

• absorbed by the Earth's surface

• absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere

• reflected by the Earth's clouds

• reflected by the Earth's atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct about land and water?

• Land heats faster than water and land cools slower than water.

• Land heats faster than water and land cools faster than water

• Land heats slower than water and land cools faster than water.

• Land heats slower than water and land cools slower than water.

Multiple Choice

A convection current is where-

• warm air rises and cool air sinks

• air rises fast and air sinks slow

• cool air rises and warm air sinks

• air rises slowly and sinks fast

Multiple Choice

How does the ozone layer protect Earth?

• absorbs only the wavelengths of visible light

• reflects all wavelengths of the incoming solar energy

• transmits all wavelengths of solar energy

• reflects the wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation

Multiple Select

Which two statements are true?

• The land areas near large bodies of water have less extreme temperature changes than farther inland.

• The land areas near large bodies of water have more extreme temperature changes than farther inland.

• The water temperatures of large bodies of water change rapidly.

• The water temperatures of large bodies of water remains fairly constant.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of weather?

• long term pattern in a certain region

• short term condition in the atmosphere that varies from day to day

• amount of precipitation that an area receives in a given time

• amount of air pressure an area receives over a given time

Multiple Choice

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

Multiple Choice

Is air a mixture of gaseous elements and compounds?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is most air in the atmosphere in the mesosphere layer?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What gas makes up the largest proportion of our air?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

• other gases

Multiple Choice

As you increase in altitude what happens to temperature?

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

• increases and decreases

Multiple Choice

What happens to air pressure as you increase in altitude?

• remains the same

• increases

• decreases

• increases then decreases

Multiple Choice

What is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth's crust?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to outer space?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Multiple Choice

What layer of the atmosphere is where all weather occurs?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Multiple Select

Choose all that apply:

What makes the Earth's atmosphere important to sustain life?

• gives us a comfortable temperature

• provides oxygen for us to breathe

• there is water present in the air

• it blocks out dangerous rays

Multiple Choice

Where is most of the ozone layer found?

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Multiple Choice

What word completes the statement below?

______ is the height above sea level.

• Gas

• temperature

• altitude

• air pressure

Multiple Choice

As you increase in altitude ________ decreases

• temperature

• nitrogen

• air pressure

• gas