Weather Quiz #3

As you travel up into the mountains, you notice discomfort in your ears. This is due to ________?

• The high air pressure in the mountains.

• The low pressure in your ears.

• The low air pressure in the mountains.

• The low pressure at the bottom of the mountain.

Following the evaporation stage of the water cycle, the evaporated water _______?

• is replaced.

• precipitates to the ground.

• forms clouds.

• is stored in a lake or stream.

According to the diagram of the water cycle, what happens to the water in the oceans before it becomes water in the atmosphere?

• It evaporates.

• It is sent to the sun.

• It becomes a liquid.

• It turns into precipitation.

Most of the Earth’s water is found in ________.

• It evaporates.

• oceans.

• lakes.

• rivers.

For the Earth's atmosphere, section number two in the pie graph BEST represents the percentage of _______.

• argon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Groundwater moves from the ground through plants and then back into the atmosphere through the process of

• condensation

• run-off

• precipitation

• transpiration

The Earth's atmosphere is divided into five layers. In which layer does all life exist?

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

8) Which layer of the earth's atmosphere, is furthest away from the surface of the earth?

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

In this diagram of the water cycle, what process is represented by letter A?

• run off

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer, an important layer that helps protect life on Earth from UV radiation.

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere