Topic 1, Lessons 2 and 3

The ________________ is the outermost, rocky layer of Earth.

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The ____________________ is the layer of Earth that is solid due to pressure.

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which of the following is NOT true of Earth's atmosphere?

• The atmosphere is held in place by gravity.

• The atmosphere holds in and protects solar radiation.

• The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is steadily decreasing.

• The atmosphere consists of the gases that surround the Earth.

Which of the following is NOT true about the effect of water on climate?

• Water temperature has no affect on air temperature.

• Water temperature affects air temperature.

• Water changes temperature more slowly than air.

• Land near large bodies of water will be warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

The _________________ describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation.

• atmospheric cycle

• water cycle

• rock cycle

• life cycle

_____________ areas get more precipitation due to greater evaporation.

• tropical

• continental

• arid

• subarctic

_______________ winds (direction and temperature) that most often blow across a region.

• trade

• local

• planetary

• prevailing

Heated air __________________, while cool air ___________________.

• rises, sinks

• sinks, rises