Atmosphere Test

What is Air Pressure?

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

• The pressure exerted by Earth’s atmosphere at any given point.

• The elevation, or the distance above sea level.

• The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of air mass comes out of Canada?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass comes out of the Gulf of Mexico?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass comes out of Mexico?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of air mass comes out of Alaska?

• Maritime Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Polar

• Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Using the graph, answer the following question. In these two layers, the temperature decreases as altitude increases.

• Troposphere & Mesosphere

• Stratosphere & Thermosphere

• Troposphere & Thermosphere

• Troposphere & Stratosphere

The layer humans live in, and nearly all weather occurs in this lowest layer. Most clouds appear here, mainly because 99% of the water vapor in the atmosphere is found here. Air pressure drops, and temperatures get colder, as you climb higher.

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Atmospheric pressure _________________ with ___________________ altitude.

• decreases with increased

• decreases with decreased

• increases with increased

Which layer is the coldest?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

Most weather occurs in this layer.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5