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Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the layer of the atmosphere in which people live.
a)
troposphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
2.
Energy or heat transferred when molecules bump into each other through touch.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
Part of the atmosphere that protects Earth from the sun's harmful radiation.
a)
clouds
b)
exosphere
c)
ozone
d)
weather
4.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
5.
What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
ozone
d)
nitrogen
6.
Name the process of water vapor changing into a liquid.
a)
condensation
b)
evaportation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
7.
Name the windless zone at the equator that ships try to avoid.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doldrums
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
8.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
9.
Name the process of water changing from liquid to gas.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
10.
Name the narrow belt of strong winds at high altitudes.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
11.
Which winds provide a dependable route for ships sailing from Europe to North America?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
12.
What is a cycle in which warm air rises and cool air sinks?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
13.
What is a layer of charged particles in the atmosphere that aids radio signals at night.
a)
exosphere
b)
ionosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
troposphere
14.
Which part of the Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
Equator
b)
North Pole
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Tropic of Cancer
15.
A convection current created during the day near large bodies of water.
a)
Doldrums
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Land breeze
d)
Sea breeze
16.
The defection of air masses due to Earth's rotation.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doldrums
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Sea breeze
17.
Which winds are responsible for the movement of weather across North America?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
18.
Which type of energy is transferred through rays and waves?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
Which winds blow from NE to SW near the North and South Poles?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
20.
Which winds blow between the equator and 30⁰ latitude?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
21.
The curvature of the wind due to Earth's spinning.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doldrums
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Prevailing Westerlies
22.
Energy or heat transferred through touch.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
Which layer of the atmosphere merges into outer space?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
24.
Name the process of water vapor changing into a liquid.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiriation
25.
Name the process of energy or heat transferred through the flow of materials.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the thickest?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
27.
Name the cool breeze that blows near large bodies of water at night.
a)
jet stream
b)
land breeze
c)
sea breeze
d)
polar easterlies
28.
What do we call the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth?
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Hydrogen Cycle
d)
Water Cycle
29.
What is the process in which water is given off by plants?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
30.
Which layer of the atmosphere is warmed by heat from Earth's surface?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesospher
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
31.
Another name for heat from the sun:
a)
conduction
b)
ozone layer
c)
solar radiation
d)
hydrosphere
32.
Which air is more dense?
a)
cool air
b)
warm air
33.
Which air can hold more water vapor because the molecules are farther apart?
a)
cool air
b)
warm air
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