Introduction to Weather Quiz

This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere

• ozone
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• water vapor

This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• ozone
• carbon dioxide

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

This layer is where weather occurs.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• stratosphere

Kinetic energy is...

• energy carried in ultraviolet waves

• energy stored in food

• energy of motion

• energy from splitting an atom

Which type of energy is contained in oceans and lakes from last summer's sunshine?

• kinetic

• potential

• static

• cyclical

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what two things:

• Thickness and material

• Weight and electricity

• Temperature and density

Emily made a cup of tea and stirred it with a spoon. The spoon became warm, How was the heat from the tea transferred to the spoon?

• Convection
• Radiation
• Conduction
• Evaporation