Weather and Climate Unit Test Review

What is the area of the stratosphere that protects the earth from the sun's harmful rays?

• ozone layer

• troposphere

• cirrus cloud

• exolayer

Which gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• helium

The outermost layer of the atmosphere, where most satellites orbit, is called _____________.

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

True or false: The atmosphere is made of gases, water vapor, and small particles like pollen or volcanic ash.

• true

• false

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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Which of these is NOT a part of the water cycle?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transformation

• condensation

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What is the process of clouds forming?

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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What step of the water cycle should be included in the red box?

• evaporation

• transformation

• precipitation

• accumulation

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Warm air rises and cool air sinks because warm air is less __________.

• humid

• dense

• circulating

• dry

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Low pressure systems have winds circulating in what direction?

• north

• counterclockwise

• south

• clockwise

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