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WorksheetsWeather & Climate Intro
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the troposphere as altitude increases as the air pressure
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
alternates
d)
stays the same
2.
What two gases make up 99% of the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide & oxygen
b)
nitrogen & carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen & water vapor
d)
nitrogen & oxygen
3.
Layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
4.
Region of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs harmful, ultraviolet light from the Sun?
a)
ionosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
carbon layer
5.
Layer of the Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
6.
What creates air pressure in the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
force of gravity
b)
rotation of the Earth
c)
magnetic field of the Earth
d)
clouds in the troposphere
7.
Warm air
a)
rises
b)
sinks
c)
generally does not move
8.
Cool air
a)
rises
b)
sinks
c)
generally does not move
9.
Cool air creates what type of pressure?
a)
low pressure
b)
medium pressure
c)
high pressure
10.
Warm air creates what type of pressure?
a)
low pressure
b)
medium pressure
c)
high pressure
11.
What type of pressure occurs at the Equator?
a)
high pressure
b)
medium pressure
c)
low pressure
12.
What type of pressure occurs at the poles?
a)
high pressure
b)
medium pressure
c)
low pressure
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