Unit 12 Review: Weather

The lowest layer of the atmosphere, this is also where weather occurs.

• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere
• Thermosphere

The ________ in the stratosphere protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.

• Troposphere

• Ozone (O₃)

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

The five layers of the atmosphere in order from the ground up

• stratosphere, troposphere, exosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere and stratosphere

• thermosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere and troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere and exosphere

As altitude increases, air pressure _______.

• Decreases

• Increases

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called ________.

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

The atmosphere's __________ keeps the Earth's temperature constant so organisms can exist.

• greenhouse effect

• radiation

• Old Man Winter

• Coriolis effect

When gas, oil, and coal are burned, ___ is added to the atmosphere.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Chlorofluorocarbon

• Hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Select two possible causes of global warming.

• deforestation

• acid rain

• UV radiation

• burning of fossil fuels

Air moves when a difference in _______ occurs.

• air temperature

• air pressure

• altitude

• humidity

_{Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?}

• diagram Y

• diagram X

• neither

• both