Unit 6 Test - Weather and Climate

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• a. oxygen
• b. nitrogen
• c. carbon dioxide
• d. hydrogen

Most of Earth's atmosphere is composed of

• a. Oxygen and Hydrogen
• b. Hydrogen and Nitrogen
• c. Nitrogen and Oxygen
• d. Carbon and Ozone

In which layer of earth's atmosphere does weather most commonly occur?

• a. Mesosphere
• b. Stratosphere
• c. Troposphere
• d. Thermosphere

Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?

• a. conduction
• b. convection
• c. radiation
• d. none of the above

Which statement about climate is true?

• a. Climate is the daily change in weather conditions.
• b. Climate is an example of an event that occurs every few years.
• c. Climate is the average weather pattern over a long period of time.
• d. Climate is a cause of the gradual rise in Earth's temperature.

Which of the following is a description of an area's weather?

• a. June's average temperature is 32 degrees Celsius.
• b. There is a cold front moving in.
• c. The summers are hot and wet.
• d. July is the sunniest month.

Which of the following factors is NOT one that affects weather and climate?

• a. Latitude
• b. Ocean Currents
• c. Topography
• d. Prevailing winds
• e. All of these affect climate and weather

The map below shows an eastern portion of North America. Points A and B represent locations on the eastern shoreline. Which factor is primarily responsible for location A having a lower average yearly temperature than location B?

• a. elevation
• b. nearness to a large body of water
• c. latitude
• d. prevailing winds

What happens to the intensity of solar energy as latitude increases?

• a. It stays the same.
• b. It increases.
• c. It decreases.
• d. It doubles.

The force exerted by the weight of the air above is called ____.

• a. air pressure
• b. convergence
• c. the Coriolis effect
• d. divergence