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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
4.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
5.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
6.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
7.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
8.
After the rain falls down onto Earth's surface, what most likely happens? What is it called?
a)
1. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2.Groundwater
2.Groundwater
b)
1. Groundwater
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
c)
1. Groundwater
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
d)
1. The liquid turns into an gas or an water vapor
2. Evaporation
2. Evaporation
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
11.
how does the water cycle effect weather
a)
when it is warm water evaporates quicker then when it is cold, also the wind moves water vapor to places
b)
Alex's mom is the best mom
c)
wind pushes water to the surface
d)
it currents bring water to diffrent places
12.
what causes a current
a)
wind pushes water to the surface
b)
everything is awesome
c)
air makes water move
d)
the rain
13.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air
14.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude
b)
Shock waves from clouds
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure
d)
The rotation of the earth
15.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
Spirally
b)
Unevenly
c)
Circularly
d)
Kinetically
16.
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
a)
The length of the seasons
b)
The shape of the earth
c)
the duration of the solar year
d)
The amount of direct sunlight each area receives
17.
if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go?
a)
100 km above the earth's surface
b)
the area around the equator
c)
10 km above the earth's surface
d)
1 km above the earth's surface
18.
How do jet streams influence the weather in Florida?
a)
by creating clouds in Florida
b)
by increasing the moisture in Florida
c)
by moving cold weather to Florida
d)
by moving warm weather to Florida
19.
The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.
a)
Bernoulli's principle
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure
20.
When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve
a)
cloudy
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure
21.
When heat rises cools then sinks
a)
high pressure
b)
convection current
c)
low pressure
d)
stratospheric pressure
22.
How does the air move in a sea breeze?
a)
wind moves from north to south
b)
wind moves from ocean to the land
c)
wind moves from the land to the ocean
d)
wind moves from south to north
23.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
24.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
25.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
26.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
27.
The jet stream usually moves from
a)
north to south
b)
west to east
c)
east to west
d)
south to north
28.
How does temperature of the atmosphere change with altitude?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
29.
How do jet streams influence the weather?
a)
by creating clouds
b)
by increasing the moisture in the atmosphere
c)
by moving weather from one area to another very quickly
d)
by drying out the atmosphere
30.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
31.
Clouds in the stratosphere produce more rain than in the troposphere.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
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%
36.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
37.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
38.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
39.
What is CO2?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Carbon Oxygen
c)
Crackers and oranges
d)
Carbon monoxide
40.
What is H2O?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Water
c)
Happy Oranges
d)
Nitrogen
41.
What is O3?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Ozone
c)
Oranges
d)
Opposites
42.
What is the layer around Earth that contains solids, liquids, and gases?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
43.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
44.
Which layer has the greatest concentration of gas particles?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
45.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
46.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
47.
Where are the Aurora Borealis located?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Stratosphere
48.
The upper part of the thermosphere is called _________.
a)
Ionosphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
49.
The lower part of the thermosphere is called the _________.
a)
Exosphere
b)
Ionosphere
c)
Ozonosphere
d)
Thermosphere
50.
In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Tropsphere
d)
Stratosphere
51.
What is the third main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
52.
What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
53.
What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
54.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
55.
What is needed for animals and humans to survive?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Carbon Monoxide
d)
Ms. Budd
56.
What protects us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
a)
Ozone
b)
Mrs. Kirby
c)
Ms. Reyes
d)
Carbon Dioxide
57.
In which main layer of the atmosphere is the ozone located?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
58.
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.
59.
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
60.
James 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.
61.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
62.
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
63.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
64.
Where is the altitude the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
65.
Where is the air pressure the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
66.
Where is the temperature the highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
67.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
68.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
69.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
70.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
71.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
72.
In convection, WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
73.
In convection, COOL air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
74.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
75.
The hot "line" around the center of the earth is called the
a)
Equalibrium
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
76.
Is hot air LESS dense or MORE dense than cold air?
a)
LESS dense
b)
MORE dense
c)
EQUAL density
77.
True or false, the atmosphere closest to the Earth is more dense than the atmosphere farther away.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
What is one role of the ocean in convection?
a)
to provide a home for animals
b)
to absorb & release heat
c)
To surf on
d)
To drink from
79.
What is one role of the ocean in convection?
a)
to provide a home for animals
b)
to absorb & release heat
c)
To surf on
d)
To drink from
80.
What moves surface currents?
a)
Wind
b)
Salt
c)
Fish
d)
Cold Water
81.
What moves deep ocean currents?
a)
Temperature/Saltiness
b)
Under water earthquakes
c)
Fish
d)
Boats
82.
What is the greatest source of thermal energy on Earth?
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Heat
d)
Convection
83.
Climate is measured over a long period of time, and weather is measured over a short time.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
Temperature changes can cause density changes in water or air.
a)
False
b)
True
85.
Temperature driven density changes will produce convection currents in air or water.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
Cold water from the poles circulates with warm water from the equator causing convection currents.
a)
True
b)
False
87.
How does the Earth's tilt affect the temperature of the water?
a)
It causes it to have even temperatures..
b)
It causes uneven temperatures.
88.
Which direction do warm currents flow from?
a)
North Pole
b)
North America
c)
South Pole
d)
Equator
89.
Cold currents flow from the poles.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Is water from the equator warm?
a)
yes
b)
no
91.
How does temperature affect density?
a)
Hot air/water sinks
b)
Cold air/water rises
c)
Hot air/water rises
d)
Cold and hot air rise
92.
Does cold saltwater rise or sink?
a)
Rise
b)
Sink
93.
Does density create convection?
a)
Yes
b)
No
94.
The __________________ is our main source of thermal energy on Earth.
a)
Convection
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Heat
95.
What is the main cause of convection currents in the ocean?
a)
wind
b)
uneven heating
c)
saltwater
d)
fish swimming
96.
According to this image, the United States east coast has what type of current?
a)
cool
b)
warm
97.
What is the main source for convection in the atmosphere?
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
clouds
98.
Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?
a)
The sun
b)
The crust
c)
the mantle
d)
the core
99.
How do you think this convection cell might affect the crust material above it?
a)
The cells slightly move the plates above it
b)
The magma will push through the surface in some thin spots
c)
New ocean floor will be created as hot magma cools off
d)
all of the above
100.
The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is
a)
the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
b)
the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
c)
the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
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