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WorksheetsChapter 6 Atmosphere
Total questions: 110
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1.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gases a big issue?
a)
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
b)
It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses
c)
It leads to more factories
d)
It causes a major decrease in people
2.
1. What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
3.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
4.
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
5.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
6.
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
42.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
8.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
9.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
10.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
11.
Which of the following heat transfers happen in the earth's mantle?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
N0NE OF THEM
12.
What is temperature?
a)
Heat
b)
Measure of average energy of particles in motion
c)
Whats on a thermometer
d)
All of the above
13.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
14.
Most of Earth's incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by
a)
Clouds
b)
Dust
c)
Ozone
d)
Water Vapor
15.
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
16.
Energy travels through space to Earth in the form of _______________ waves.
a)
Radiation
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Sunshine
d)
Ocean
17.
In the atmosphere, some of the suns rays get _____________ or reflected in all directions
a)
Scattered
b)
Split
c)
Bounced
d)
Broken
18.
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
19.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
20.
________ air is less dense and tends to rise
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
21.
the fource that makes air move is cause by _____________.
a)
convection
b)
solar radiation
c)
difference in air pressure
d)
difference is air density
22.
What is the name of the weather instrument?
a)
Barometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Psychrometer
d)
Anemometer
23.
In which layer does weather mostly occur?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
24.
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
25.
This is Earth's blanket and is made up of many layers of gases.
a)
air mass
b)
air pressure
c)
atmosphere
d)
front
26.
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.
27.
Imagine that the Sun heated all parts of earth evenly. How would this affect the oceans?
a)
Convection currents related to differences in temperature would disappear
b)
More thermal energy would be transferred from the equator to the poles
c)
Rates of upwelling would increase because more water would sink to the ocean floor
d)
THe speed of global winds would decrease, slowing the movement of density currents.
29.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
29.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
30.
If you are sitting on the beach during the day enjoying a cool breeze, which way will it be blowing?
a)
from sea to land
b)
from land to sea
c)
from north to south
d)
from east to west
31.
All energy on earth begins
a)
with the heat produced by pressure inside the earth
b)
photosynthesis by producers
c)
with the sun
d)
with the magma inside the earth
32.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
33.
The transmission of energy by two objects touching is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
contraction
d)
radiation
34.
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
35.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
36.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
37.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
38.
Which absorbs heat faster?
a)
land
b)
water
c)
they heat up at the same rate
39.
Which loses heat faster?
a)
land
b)
water
c)
they lose heat at the same rate
40.
Which breeze occurs during the day?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
They both occur during the day
41.
Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.
a)
rises/sinks
b)
sinks/rises
42.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
43.
The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
44.
Cool air tends to
a)
be less dense and flow over warm air
b)
be lifted up by more dense warm air
c)
be more dense and flow under warm air
d)
mix easily with warm air masses
45.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
46.
layers of gas that surround a planet
a)
atmosphere
b)
clouds
c)
space
d)
oxygen
47.
If you go higher in the atmosphere what happens to the air
a)
You get infinite life
b)
You faint
c)
The air gets thinner
d)
You go to space
48.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
49.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
50.
During the day, the sea air temperature is lower than land air temperature. What type of breeze is being shown here?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Trade Wind
51.
Throughout the year, there is usually some wind blowing at the beach during the day and night. What is the cause of these winds?
a)
air flowing down mountains to the ocean
b)
differences in the humidity over land and ocean
c)
differences in the temperature of land and ocean
d)
air flowing from the upper parts of the atmosphere
52.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
from east to west
b)
from west to east
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
53.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
54.
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
55.
What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?
a)
breezes
b)
coriolis effect
c)
westerlies
d)
easterlies
56.
What causes wind?
a)
convection currents
b)
conduction currents
c)
radiation currents
d)
tropical currents
57.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
58.
Winds are caused by
a)
equal heating
b)
unequal heating
59.
What is the instrument called that measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
ruler
c)
yard stick
d)
barometer
60.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
61.
The ______________is what drives convection currents on Earth, which contribute to: _______________ and ___________________.
a)
Moon, sunburn and pollution
b)
Wind, Sea Breezes and Land Breezes
c)
Ocean, Hot and Cold
d)
Sun, Sea Breezes and Land Breezes
62.
Local winds are produced by...
a)
geographic features
b)
the ocean
c)
pressure build up
d)
pressure being high and low
63.
Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?
a)
warm air is warmer
b)
cold air is colder
c)
warm air is less dense than cold air
d)
cold air is less dense than warm air
64.
Global winds that blow west to east are called...
a)
westerlies
b)
easterlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet stream
65.
What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?
a)
warm air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles
b)
cold air sinks at the equator and warm air rises at the poles
c)
warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles
d)
cold air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles
66.
A pressure belt is...
a)
bands of high pressure every 30 degrees latitude
b)
bands of low pressure every 30 degrees latitude
c)
bands of high and low pressure every 30 degrees latitude
d)
bands of high and low pressure every 90 degrees latitude
67.
What causes wind?
a)
differences in pressure
b)
differences in oxygen
c)
differences in thermosphere
d)
differences in gravity
68.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
69.
I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.
a)
California Current
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Atlantic Ocean
70.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
71.
How does the jet stream affect the weather?
a)
The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
b)
The jet stream does not affect the weather.
c)
The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
d)
The jet stream brings only bad weather.
72.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
73.
The jet stream usually moves from
a)
north to south
b)
west to east
c)
east to west
d)
south to north
74.
The equator is warmer because it receives
a)
sunlight at an angle
b)
more direct sunlight
75.
When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.
a)
high
b)
some
c)
low
d)
none
76.
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
77.
Why are there global winds?
a)
because the cold air sinkes from the poles to the equator
b)
because the earth is rotating from east to west
c)
because the sun heats the air at the equator more than anywhere else on earth
78.
Which way to the global winds blow in each hemisphere?
a)
east to west in Northern Hemisphere and west to east in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
west to east in Northern Hemisphere and east to west in Southern Hemisphere
c)
North to south in the Northern Hemisphere and south to north in Southern Hemisphere
d)
south to north in the Northern Hemisphere and north to south in the Southern Hemisphere
79.
What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect global winds?
a)
Curving of winds due to rotation of earth curves wind counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
Movement of ocean currents caused by earth rotation' counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
c)
curve of global winds caused by global rotation clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere
80.
Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?
a)
jet stream
b)
breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
trade winds
81.
Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?
a)
less dense and less pressure than warm air
b)
more dense and more pressure than warm air
c)
more dense and less pressure than warm air
d)
less dense and more pressure than warm air
82.
Near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.
a)
westerlies
b)
jet stream
c)
trade winds
d)
local winds
83.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
84.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
85.
What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?
a)
trade winds
b)
land breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
jet stream
86.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
87.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
88.
How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?
a)
Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
b)
Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
c)
Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
d)
Air always moves from east to west.
89.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
90.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
91.
What is the second layer called?
a)
Ozone
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Air
92.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
93.
This layer is where auroras are found
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
94.
If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?
a)
The doldrums around the equator
b)
the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere
c)
the North or South Pole
d)
the area around the Mediterranean Sea
95.
1. What is the cause of wind circulation patterns?
a)
The speed of the Earth spinning
b)
The difference in temperature and air pressure across the Earth
c)
The movement of jet streams
d)
The occurrence of thunder and lightning
96.
The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:
a)
subtropical westerlies
b)
polar westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
polar winds
97.
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
98.
How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?
a)
Winds int he northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected left
b)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north
c)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west
d)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right
99.
Winds in the Northern hemisphere curve to the
a)
upward
b)
downward
c)
left
d)
right
100.
Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?
a)
trade winds
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
doldrums
d)
polar easterlies
101.
Why do land breezes occur at night?
a)
Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
b)
Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
c)
Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
d)
Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.
102.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
103.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
104.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
105.
Joy cuts down trees to make billions of toothpicks. Joy doesn't use toothpicks, she flosses. What is she destroying?
a)
land pollution
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
106.
Acid rain is a serious problem in some countries.
a)
True
b)
False
107.
Secondary pollutants are formed from the reaction of
a)
Primary pollutants
b)
Radon
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Smog
108.
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Acid rain
b)
Sick building syndrome
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Asbestos
109.
When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called
a)
Smog
b)
Primary pollutant
c)
Secondary pollutant
d)
Air pollution
110.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
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