Unit 9 - Atmosphere Quiz
Authored by Lonnae Calvin
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which major gas in today's atmosphere was introduced by living organisms about 2.7 billion years ago?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
argon
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Weathering and erosion occur when which two Earth system spheres interact?
geosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and atmosphere
geosphere and atmosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a cause of wind?
differences in gravity
differences in solar heating
Coriolis effect
Earth's curvature
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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