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WorksheetsAtmosphere and Meteorology 2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All will happen if the ozone layer continues to disappear, except _____.
a)
Increase sea level
b)
Melting of polar ice
c)
Lower rates of cancer
d)
Increase sea surface temperatures
2.
When comparing trends in atmospheric data you should _______.
a)
look at similar time frames
b)
ignore time all together
c)
review different time periods
d)
take into account hurricane activity
3.
Why is it necessary to limit the release of CFCs into the atmosphere?
a)
They are causing increases in acid rain
b)
They increase CO2 levels
c)
They are destroying the ozone layer
d)
They increase greenhouse gas build-up
4.
What is a natural contributor to air pollution?
a)
Automobile exhaust
b)
Slash-and-burning of the rainforests
c)
Fossil fuel refineries
d)
Volcanic eruptions
5.
Which air pollution is human induced?
a)
Sea salt
b)
Dust
c)
Fossil fuel burning
d)
Bolide impact
6.
What breeze does the image depict?
a)
Sea
b)
Lunar
c)
Solar
d)
Land
7.
What breeze does the image represent?
a)
Sea
b)
Lunar
c)
Land
d)
Solar
8.
Air pressure is expressed on maps using _______.
a)
Contour lines
b)
Thermalbars
c)
Isobars
d)
Isoparabolic intervals
9.
What instrument is used to determine air pressure?
a)
Aeromometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Clinograph
10.
Weather maps show gradients and patterns of _______.
a)
air pressure
b)
coastal migration
c)
atmospheric pollution
d)
sea surface temperatures
11.
Which weather condition best reflects the passing of a cold front?
a)
Pressure
b)
Wind direction
c)
Temperature
d)
Precipitation
12.
On a weather map, "High" refers to _______.
a)
Temperature
b)
Rain fall
c)
Altitude
d)
Pressure
13.
Which does not refer to the largest storm on Earth?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Typhoon
c)
Tornado
d)
Cyclone
14.
What are needed to form a hurricane?
a)
Moisture and heat
b)
Temperature and low pressure
c)
Thunderstorms and dry air
d)
Humidity and cool water
15.
Thunderstorms form from the opposite charges in what type of cloud?
a)
Nimbolunimbus
b)
Cumulostratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Alto cumulus
16.
What is layer "C" of the atmosphere?
a)
Toposphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
17.
What is layer "B" of the atmosphere?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
18.
All affect climate except ________.
a)
Elevation
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Proximity to oceans
19.
What can you expect to happen when moist air cools below its dew point?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Evapo-transpiration
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