WorksheetsHeating the Atmoshpere
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
2.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
3.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
4.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
5.
Warm air mass that does not carry water:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
6.
Cold air mass that is carrying water is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
7.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
8.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
9.
Most of Earth's incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by
a)
Clouds
b)
Dust
c)
Ozone
d)
Water Vapor
10.
The total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance is called
a)
radiation
b)
absorbed energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
temperature
11.
Heat from a campfire reaches you by
a)
Conduction
b)
Light emission
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation
12.
Convection takes place because
a)
Warm air is more dense than light air
b)
Warm and cold air have the same density
c)
Cold air is less dense than warm air
d)
Cold air more dense than warm air
13.
Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called
a)
Conduction
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Convection
d)
?
14.
Energy travels through space to Earth in the form of _______________ waves.
a)
Radiation
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Sunshine
d)
Ocean
15.
In the atmosphere, some of the suns rays get _____________ or reflected in all directions
a)
Scattered
b)
Split
c)
Bounced
d)
Broken
16.
Gases in the air hold energy that is radiated from Earths surface in a process called the _____________.
a)
Green House Effecrt
b)
Night Sky Effect
c)
Infrared Effect
d)
Rehkopf Effect
17.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
18.
________ air is less dense and tends to rise
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
19.
rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
20.
a moving warm air mass collides with a slowly moving cold air mass is called a.....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
21.
In a warm front, if the warm air is humid __________ occurs
a)
dry, scattered clouds
b)
thunder storms
c)
showers and light rain
d)
snow
22.
When cold and warm iar masses meet but neither one moves past the other it is called a _________
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
23.
the fource that makes air move is cause by _____________.
a)
convection
b)
solar radiation
c)
difference in air pressure
d)
difference is air density
24.
What weather conditions are caused by?
a)
the amount of pressure
b)
the amount of heat
c)
the amount of water vaper
d)
all of the above
25.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
28.
Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
a)
over the ocean, near the equator
b)
over the ocean, near the poles
c)
over a continent, near the equator
d)
over a continent, near the poles
29.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
30.
A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
a)
front
b)
air mass
c)
cloud
d)
tornado
31.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
32.
When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
33.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
34.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
35.
What is the name of the weather instrument?
a)
Barometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Psychrometer
d)
Anemometer
36.
In which layer does weather mostly occur?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
37.
Which three gases are present in our atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide, ice, water
b)
oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor
c)
nitrogen, soil, transpiration
d)
hydrogen, sweat, stratosphere
38.
What are the four layers of atmosphere?
a)
thermometer, metric ruler, stratus clouds, tropical zone
b)
thermos, metronome, sphere, polar
c)
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
d)
maritime, continental, polar, troposphere
39.
This is Earth's blanket and is made up of many layers of gases.
a)
air mass
b)
air pressure
c)
atmosphere
d)
front
40.
What happens to water vapor as it rises?
a)
It evaporates and disappears.
b)
It condenses and forms clouds.
c)
It travels great distances and precipitates.
d)
It stays hanging in the air and does nothing.
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