Meteorology Test

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

Which of the following terms best describes air?

• element

• compound

• mixture

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms into each molecule is called ____.

• argon

• thermopause

• chlorofluorocarbon

• ozone

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

Most important weather phenomena occur in the ____.

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fifty percent of the gases that make up the atmosphere are found below ____.

• 16.2 kilometers

• 12.8 kilometers

• 10.4 kilometers

• 5.6 kilometers

The tropopause is ____.

• the boundary between tropical and polar air masses

• the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere

• the layer of high ozone concentration

• the boundary between Earth’s surface and atmosphere

When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

• June 21

• March 21

• September 21

• December 21

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On which date does the Antarctic Circle have 24 hours of daylight?

• June 21

• March 21

• September 21

• December 21

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

All matter is composed of atoms or molecules that have energy of motion, also known as ____.

• potential energy

• solar energy

• kinetic energy

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5