Unit 9 - Atmosphere Quiz

Which major gas in today's atmosphere was introduced by living organisms about 2.7 billion years ago?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• argon

Which statement correctly characterizes the relationship between water vapor and air?

• Warmer air can hold more water vapor.

• Colder air can hold more water vapor.

• Warmer and colder air can hold the same amount of water vapor.

• Water vapor condenses when air temperature increases.

Which sentence correctly characterizes the relationship between air pressure and wind movement?

• Winds tend to flow from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

• Winds tend to flow north from high-pressure systems.

• Winds tend to flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Winds tend to flow south from high-pressure systems.

Weathering and erosion occur when which two Earth system spheres interact?

• geosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

Which of the following is a cause of wind?

• differences in gravity

• differences in solar heating

• Coriolis effect

• Earth's curvature

Which of the following are causes of motion within the atmosphere? Choose all that apply.

• Earth's rotation, which causes air to veer east or west

• gravity, which causes dense air to sink and push up warmer air

• unequal heating of Earth's surface, which creates differences in temperature, density, and air pressure

• the solar system's orbit around the galaxy, which causes friction between the atmosphere and other matter in space

Identify whether this term/description/measurement is related to global climate, regional climate, both, or neither:

1 mm average annual precipitation

• global climate

• regional climate

• either global or regional climate

• neither global nor regional climate

Identify whether this term/description/measurement is related to global climate, regional climate, both, or neither:

15 degrees Celsius and sunny

• global climate

• regional climate

• either global or regional climate

• neither global nor regional climate

Identify whether this term/description/measurement is related to global climate, regional climate, both, or neither:

average annual temperature of 15 degrees Celsius

• global climate

• regional climate

• either global or regional climate

• neither global nor regional climate

Identify whether this term/description/measurement is related to global climate, regional climate, both, or neither:

average weather conditions over a specific part of Earth over many years

• global climate

• regional climate

• either global or regional climate

• neither global nor regional climate