G5 UNIT 8 TEST

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout it is called a(n) ______________.

• front

• air mass

• cyclone

• storm

A rapidly whirling , funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud for a short amount of time is a __________________________.

• hurricane

• tornado

• flood

• cyclone

The layer of the atmosphere with the greatest amount of pressure is...

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Why is it harder to breathe at higher elevations, like the top of a mountain?

• at higher altitudes, the air is very cold

• at higher altitudes, the air pressure is lower

• at higher altitudes, the air contains more nitrogen

• at higher altitudes, the air contains more carbon dioxide

What is altitude?

• how much something weighs
• the distance above sea level
• how big something is
• how far away something is

Air pressure at sea level is _____________ than air pressure at the top of a mountain.

• lower
• higher
• the same

In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Define Air Pressure

• The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• The Amount of Mass in a given volume

• The force pushing on an area

• The distance above sea level

During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.

• Land breeze
• Sea breeze

What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

• The Moon
• Earth's interior (inside)
• Coriolis effect
• The Sun