Atmospheric Science Quiz

Why is it always colder up on mountaintops than in the city?

• The air is thinner on mountaintops

• The sun is closer to the mountaintops

• Mountaintops have more atmosphere

• Mountaintops have more heat

What keeps us warm in the atmosphere?

• The sun's heat

• The air holding heat

• The thick atmosphere

• The thin atmosphere

What happens to the air as you travel up through the atmosphere?

• It gets warmer

• It gets thicker

• It gets colder

• It stays the same

What is the rate at which it gets colder as you travel up through the atmosphere called?

• The lapse rate

• The cold rate

• The heat rate

• The temperature rate

At what height do you leave the troposphere and enter the stratosphere?

• 10 kilometers

• 8 kilometers

• 12 kilometers

• 5 kilometers

How much colder would a mountain 3000 meters high be compared to the city?

• 17 degrees celsius

• 10 degrees celsius

• 15 degrees celsius

• 5 degrees celsius

What is the lapse rate in degrees celsius per kilometer?

• 6.5 degrees celsius

• 3.5 degrees celsius

• 4.5 degrees celsius

• 5.5 degrees celsius

What type of weather might occur in the city while it's snowing up in the mountains?

• Sunny weather

• Thunderstorm

• Spring shower

• Rainy weather

What is the main reason for the difference in temperature between mountaintops and the city?

• The amount of air

• The thickness of the atmosphere

• The distance from the sun

• The type of weather

What happens to the air as you travel up through the atmosphere?

• It stays the same

• It gets colder

• It gets thicker

• It gets warmer