Unit 6 Atmosphere Test Review

Which of the following is the process of converting a liquid to a gas?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which air mass forms over land?

• continental (c)

• maritime (m)

Which air mass forms over water?

• continental (c)

• maritime (m)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather is most likely to form from a continental polar (cP) air mass?

• cold & wet

• cold & dry

• warm & wet

• warm & dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is shown by the symbol mT?

• continental tropical

• continental polar

• maritime tropical

• maritime polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is demonstrated by a line with blue triangles on a weather map?

• cold front

• warm front

• freezing front

• raining front

How can you determine the direction a front is moving?

• Use a weather map to see the direction the triangles or half circles are pointing towards

• Use a weather map to see the direction the triangles or half circles are pointing away from

• Use a weather map to predict which direction a front will move

• Use a weather map to see what color the front is and use this information to determine the direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Humans add a lot of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Which is most associated with climate change?

• methane

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which layer of the atmosphere does weather take place in?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere can you find the ozone layer in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere