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Total questions: 101
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Class
Date
1.
What two processes put carbon dioxide in the air?
a)
decay of organic matter and respiration
b)
weathering of rocks and respiration
c)
photosynthesis and evaporation
d)
respiration and condensation
2.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
3.
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
4.
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
5.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
6.
Why is ozone important?
a)
It absorbs harmful UV rays.
b)
It breaks meteors apart.
c)
It is what we breathe.
d)
It is important to weather.
7.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
8.
This layer is where satellites are found.
a)
thermosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
9.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
10.
Planes fly in this layer to get out of the weather.
a)
stratosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
thermosphere
11.
This layer is the hottest.
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
12.
What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
nitrogen and hydrogen
13.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
14.
The temperature in the stratosphere ________.
a)
increases as you reach the ozone layer
b)
is cold all the way up
c)
decreases as you reach the ozone layer
d)
stays the same through the layer
15.
What happens to air pressure as you go higher in the atmosphere?
a)
It increases.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It stays the same.
d)
It increases and then decreases.
16.
Which layer exits into space?
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
17.
Karl plans to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Which of the following statements about his climb will be the most accurate?
a)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will increase.
b)
Air pressure will fall and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
c)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
d)
Air pressure and thermometer will not change.
18.
Where is the altitude the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Where is the air pressure the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Where is the temperature the highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Which gases are important to weather conditions?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide and water vapor
d)
helium and neon
22.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the atmosphere is important?
a)
It is made of many layers.
b)
It provides gases living things need.
c)
It provides warm temperatures.
d)
It protects us from UV rays and meteors.
23.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
27.
A planet can be suitable for animals if it has 4.2% of Oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What is the layer around Earth that contains solids, liquids, and gases?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
29.
Which layer has the greatest concentration of gas particles?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
30.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
31.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
32.
Where are the Aurora Borealis located?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Stratosphere
33.
In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
34.
What is the third main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
35.
What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
36.
What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
37.
What protects us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
a)
Ozone
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Carbon Dioxide
38.
In which main layer of the atmosphere is the ozone located?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
39.
What is ozone?
a)
3 nitrogen atoms
b)
3 oxygen atoms
c)
2 oxygen atoms
d)
1 oxygen atom
40.
This layer is where satellites are found.
a)
thermosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
41.
This layer is where auroras are found
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
42.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
43.
The higher you go, the air becomes.......
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
44.
Warm air rises because --
a)
it has a higher dew point than the cool air
b)
it is less buoyant than coolair
c)
it contains less water vapor
d)
it is less dense than cool air
45.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
46.
Does cold air rise or sink?
a)
Rise
b)
Sink
47.
When warm air rises and cools high in the atmosphere and then sinks to the earth creates _________ currents
a)
convection
b)
surface
c)
deep
d)
precipitaiton
48.
How far above sea level is called what?
a)
temperature
b)
altitude
c)
greenhouse effect
49.
What is the instrument called that measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
ruler
c)
yard stick
d)
barometer
50.
A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called what?
a)
Rigidity
b)
Moisture
c)
Humidity
d)
Fog
51.
Air pressure correlates to
a)
temperature
b)
longitude
c)
Earth's magnetism
d)
Earth's rotation
52.
What is air pressure?
a)
the force exerted by the weight of the air
b)
a measure of the temperature for an air mass
c)
a measure of the speed of air
d)
the weather
53.
This layer is the hottest.
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
54.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
55.
What is the long term variation in weather called?
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
56.
What is the short term variation in weather called?
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
57.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
58.
What 2 layers have temperature inversion (where temperature increases with altitude)?
a)
Tropo & Meso
b)
Strato & Thermo
c)
Meso & Exo
d)
Tropo & Strao
59.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
60.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
61.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
62.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
63.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
64.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
65.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
66.
What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
67.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
68.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
69.
The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth. When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?
a)
accumulation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
70.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
71.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
72.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
73.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
74.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
75.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
76.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
77.
When clouds form - what process is occurring?
a)
Meteorology
b)
Condensation
c)
Collection
d)
Runoff
78.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
79.
What is the definition of sublimation?
a)
a chemical process where a solid turns into a gas without going through a liquid stage
b)
the process of a liquid changing into a gas
80.
Transpiration is
a)
The process of a gas turning into a liquid.
b)
A gas formed from something that is usually a liquid or solid at normal temperatures. Clouds are made of condensed vapor.
c)
The process by which plants give off moisture into the atmosphere.
d)
When a liquid changes into a vapor or gas.
81.
Which term best describes how plants release water in the form of water vapor?
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
82.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
83.
What type of weather will you get it is very cold, and the air is filled with water vapor.
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail
84.
Which statement is true?
a)
Climate is the average of the conditions of the atmosphere over many years.
b)
Weather is the average of the conditions of the of the atmostphere over many years.
c)
Climate can change quickly.
d)
When the Northern Hemisphere receives direct sunlight, the climate gets colder.
85.
Even when it's warm outside, a STRONG WIND can make it feel much colder. What instrument could help you decide if you need to wear a coat to school?
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
weather vane
d)
barmometer
86.
If a winter wind is BLOWING FROM THE NORTH, the weather is likely to get cold. What instrument could help you decide which coat to wear to school?
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
weather vane
87.
During heavy rains, soil with low permeability would likely produce
a)
Runoff
b)
Infiltration
c)
Porosity
d)
Gold records
88.
Infiltration is:
a)
When groundwater is saturated and water pools up on the surface.
b)
When sediment is impermeable.
c)
When precipitation soaks into the ground.
89.
WHAT IS AN AQUIFRER
a)
UNDER GROUND LAYER OF WATER
b)
POOL
c)
A GLACER
90.
WHAT IS USE OF AN AQUIFER
a)
DRINK
b)
WATER CROPS
c)
ALL OF THE ABOVE
91.
What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
92.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
93.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
94.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
95.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
96.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
97.
A low pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Sunny
b)
A clear sky
c)
Dry day
d)
Stormy or wet
98.
This tool measures the wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
my dog when he sticks his head out the window
99.
What pushes weather from place to place?
a)
magic
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
clouds
100.
What processes add water vapor to the air?
a)
photosynthesis, evaporations, condensation
b)
evaporatation, transpiration and sublimation
c)
sublimation, weathering of rocks, condensation
d)
condensation and evaporation
101.
What process removes water vapor from the air?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
percipitation
d)
transpiration
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