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WorksheetsThe Atmosphere Test Review
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
2.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
3.
The only layer that contains water vapor and carbon dioxide.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
4.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
6.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
7.
Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a)
troposphere
b)
ionsophere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
8.
The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
9.
Which order is correct from the earth to space?
a)
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
10.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
11.
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
12.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
13.
As you go higher in the stratosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
14.
As you go higher in the mesosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
15.
As you go higher in the thermosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
16.
What gas is important for weather to occur in the troposphere?
a)
Argon
b)
water vapor (H2O)
c)
nitrogen (N)
d)
trace gases
17.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
18.
Where I find clouds.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
19.
Which layer has the highest pressure?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
20.
Which of these layers is farthest from Earth?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
21.
Found in the stratosphere.
a)
ozone
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
clouds
d)
water vapor
22.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
23.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
24.
What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
a)
Ionosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
25.
What layer is the Ozone in?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Startosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
It's not in one, it has its own
26.
The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
27.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
28.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
29.
Two gases that make up 99% of Earth's atmosphere
a)
carbon dioxide & oxygen
b)
nitrogen & carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen & oxygen
d)
nitrogen & water vapor
30.
The process of going from a liquid to a gas is called what?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
vacation
31.
The process of going from a gas to a liquid is called what?
a)
evaporation
b)
sublimation
c)
condensation
d)
vacation
32.
A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called what?
a)
Rigidity
b)
Moisture
c)
Humidity
d)
Fog
33.
The higher you go, the air becomes.......
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
34.
The layer where meteors burn up.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exospshere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
35.
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.
a)
Altitude
b)
Elevation
c)
Temperature
d)
Distance from the sun
36.
A form of oxygen found in the stratosphere.
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
H2O
c)
Ozone
d)
Argon
37.
What happens to the density (thickness)/ air pressure of the air as you increase in altitude?
a)
density increases
b)
density decreases
c)
density stays the same
d)
density disappears
38.
About how much of the atmosphere contains nitrogen?
a)
1%
b)
78%
c)
21%
d)
97%
39.
Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.
a)
ocean
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
40.
Which types of winds blow constantly, predictably and over long distances?
a)
global winds
b)
local winds
c)
sea breeze
d)
land breeze
41.
What causes global winds to curve?
a)
Goedtel effect
b)
Pressure gradient force
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
Einstein effect
42.
The higher one is in the atmosphere the ________________ oxygen(air) there is available to breathe.
a)
More
b)
Less
43.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon. The spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
44.
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.
45.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
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)
Heat traveling from the sun
46.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
47.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
48.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
49.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
50.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
51.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
52.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
53.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
54.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
55.
What is the third layer of the atmosphere from the ground called?
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
56.
Which layer of the atmosphere is used to bounce radio signals across the earth?
a)
ionosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
57.
Which type of scientist studies the weather conditions on earth?
a)
atmospheric scientist
b)
climatologist
c)
hydrologist
d)
meteorologist
58.
What is O3?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Ozone
c)
Oranges
d)
Opposites
59.
What is H2O?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Water
c)
Happy Oranges
d)
Nitrogen
60.
What is ozone?
a)
3 nitrogen atoms
b)
3 oxygen atoms
c)
2 oxygen atoms
d)
1 oxygen atom
61.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
62.
Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
This is the densest layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
65.
What is the 2nd layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
66.
Where is the air pressure the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
67.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
68.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the least air pressure?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
69.
Holes in the ozone layer cause what?
a)
Oxygen to escape the troposphere
b)
Harmful UV rays to reach Earth's surface
c)
Heavier rain clouds to form in the holes
d)
Aurora Borealis lights to shine brighter in certian areas
70.
Which absorbs heat faster?
a)
land
b)
water
c)
they heat up at the same rate
71.
Which loses heat faster?
a)
land
b)
water
c)
they lose heat at the same rate
72.
Which breeze occurs during the day?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
They both occur during the day
73.
Warm air _________ and cool air ___________.
a)
rises/sinks
b)
sinks/rises
74.
Clouds are made up of...
a)
water
b)
gummy bears
c)
gas
d)
air
75.
What causes the temperature of the stratosphere to increase?
a)
It is closer to the sun, making it hotter.
b)
It absorbs high energy radiation, causing the aurora borealis.
c)
The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs UV energy.
d)
The temperatures of the stratosphere are below freezing, they don't increase.
76.
Why is the troposphere an important part of our atmosphere?
a)
It has water vapor, which makes weather.
b)
It contains oxygen.
c)
It contains greenhouse gases that hold warmth close to the surface.
d)
All choices are important.
77.
Temperature is the greatest or highest at point
a)
A
b)
B
c)
Neither
d)
Both
78.
What is the atmosphere?
a)
all one type of gas
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
a mixture of gasses
d)
mostly oxygen
79.
The air we breathe is mostly...
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ozone
d)
nitrogen
80.
Pressure changes as you go higher into the atmosphere because....
a)
it gets hotter
b)
there is more oxygen
c)
there is less air
d)
there is less light
81.
Which is NOT a reason the atmosphere is helpful to living things on Earth?
a)
It provides air to breathe
b)
It helps maintain the climate
c)
It causes the tides to rise and fall
d)
It protects from the Sun's radiation
82.
Which layer has 90% of the Earth's gasses?
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
83.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
84.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
85.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
86.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
87.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axis
88.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
89.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
90.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
b)
The distance from the sun.
c)
Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis.
91.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
92.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
93.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
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