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WorksheetsEarth's Atmosphere
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an index for reporting daily air quality in order to alert people with various allergies or respiratory disorders when air quality becomes dangerous
a)
The Clean Air Act
b)
altitude
c)
air quality index
d)
ozone
2.
mixture of dust, acids and other chemicals that can be hazardous to human health
a)
particulate matter
b)
photochemical smog
c)
non-point source pollution
d)
point-source pollution
3.
air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight
a)
point-source pollution
b)
non-point source pollution
c)
pollution
d)
photochemical smog
4.
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that combine with moisture in the atmosphere
a)
acid precipitation
b)
pollution
c)
ozone
d)
rain
5.
pollution that comes from a wide-spread area and cannot be traced back to one source
a)
pollution
b)
non-point source pollution
c)
point-source pollution
d)
clouds
6.
pollution that comes from an identifiable source
a)
pollution
b)
acid rain
c)
non-point source pollution
d)
point-source pollution
7.
the contamination of air by harmful substances including gas and smoke
a)
non-point source pollution
b)
photochemical smog
c)
air pollution
d)
point-source pollution
8.
look like a huge gray blanket that hangs low in the sky.
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
clouds
9.
thin and wispy, high-level clouds are thin and often wispy
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
clouds
10.
are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton
a)
clouds
b)
cumculus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
11.
forms when water vapor in the air condenses to form liquid water or ice crystals
a)
winds
b)
jet stream
c)
water vapor
d)
clouds
12.
high winds near top of troposphere generally flowing west to east and are able to influence the weather
a)
wind
b)
jet stream
c)
clouds
d)
water vapor
13.
movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
a)
jet stream
b)
water vapor
c)
wind
d)
clouds
14.
occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases
a)
temperature inversion
b)
jet streams
c)
air pollution
d)
water vapor
15.
transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles with in matter; heating of air currents
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
thermal energy
16.
transfer of thermal energy by contact of particles of matter
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
thermal energy
17.
transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves or energy that can travel through space
a)
thermal energy
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
18.
is the internal energy of an object due to the kinetic energy of its atoms and/or molecules
a)
thermal energy
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
convection
19.
as sunlight enters the atmosphere, it is converted to infrared radiation and is trapped by gases in the air
a)
water vapor
b)
greenhouse effect
c)
thermal energy
d)
photochemical smog
20.
outer layer of thermosphere
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
21.
lower layer of the thermosphere
a)
exosphere
b)
ionosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
22.
the region of the atmosphere immediately above the mesosphere
a)
stratosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
ionospere
d)
thermosphere
23.
this layer protects Earth’s surface from being hit by most meteoroids
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ionosphere
d)
thermosphere
24.
layer directly above the troposphere
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
25.
layer closest to Earth’s surface
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
26.
is the distance above sea level
a)
altitude
b)
mountains
c)
oxygen
d)
water vapor
27.
an instrument used to measure air pressure
a)
jet streams
b)
air quality index
c)
barometer
d)
air pressure
28.
the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
a)
air pressure
b)
water vapor
c)
photochemical smog
d)
air pollution
29.
water in its gaseous form
a)
air pressure
b)
water vapor
c)
photochemical smog
d)
air quality index
30.
forms when lighting interacts with oxygen in the air and creates a molecule of three oxygen atoms
a)
wind
b)
atmosphere
c)
ozone
d)
clouds
31.
thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
a)
space
b)
atmosphere
c)
wind
d)
jet streams
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