WorksheetsAtmosphere and Meteorology1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What gas needed to be established within the Earth's atmosphere before the atmosphere was able to absorb and maintain heat?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon dioxide
2.
A large volcanic eruption leads to cooling temperatures from _______.
a)
Release of carbon dioxide
b)
outflow of magma
c)
added ash into atmo-sphere
d)
increased t-storms
3.
Where did the oxygen in the early atmosphere come from?
a)
bolide impacts
b)
early plant photo-synthesis
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
volcanic activity
4.
What helped marine organisms evolve onto land?
a)
decrease in atmospheric CO2
b)
decrease in atmospheric hydrogen
c)
increase in atmospheric oxygen
d)
increase in atmospheric nitrogen
5.
O3 is created in which layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Troposhere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
6.
Most ozone is found in what layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermo-sphere
d)
Exosphere
7.
Earth's Haden atmospheric composition resulted from ____.
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
crustal rebound
c)
Evapo-transpiration
d)
physical weathering
8.
Early stromatolites respired what gas causing significant change?
a)
Methane
b)
Freon
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Oxygen
9.
Fossils indicate the earliest form of life was ______.
a)
bacteria
b)
protozoa
c)
diatoms
d)
sarlacc
10.
Complex organisms evolved due to _______.
a)
cooling of the sun
b)
massive seismic activity
c)
changes in atmosphere
d)
meteorite strikes
11.
What layer of the atmosphere is "A"?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermo-sphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
12.
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights- Why?
a)
Clouds trap heat from day radiation
b)
Heat from Earth's outer core
c)
Thunder-storms
d)
Lunar condensation
13.
What form of energy transfer causes ocean currents, air circulation, and plate tectonics?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiant
c)
Convection
d)
Luminosity
14.
What factors are needed to form hurricanes?
a)
High salinity and warm air
b)
Low salinity and high density waters
c)
Warm ocean temp and warm air
d)
Ocean currents and polar air masses
15.
Ozone in the stratosphere protects the Earth by _____.
a)
producing clouds
b)
absorbing ultraviolet radiation
c)
warming the polar regions
d)
heating the oceans
16.
Burning fossil fuels increases what gas to the atmosphere?
a)
Helium
b)
Argon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon dioxide
17.
Rainforest 'slash and burn' practices impacts Earth by ______.
a)
Increased atmo-spheric CO2 levels
b)
Decreased rates of erosion
c)
Decreased amounts of acid rain
d)
Increased O2 levels
18.
Global carbon dioxide levels and temperature are _____.
a)
directly related
b)
inversely related
c)
indirectly related
d)
inconclusive
19.
Typical plant and animal populations can impact _______.
a)
ocean slainity
b)
glacial melting
c)
oxygen in the troposphere
d)
hydrologic cycle
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