WorksheetsKMS 6 Meteorology Quiz 1 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Meteors burn up here.
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
2.
What is the hottest atmospheric layer?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
3.
This occurs because of pressure differences in the air
a)
earth's rotation
b)
water cycle
c)
waves
d)
wind
4.
Which describes global winds?
a)
not influenced by the unequal heating of Earth's surface
b)
unpredictable
c)
change directions from day to day
d)
blow from specific directions over long distances
5.
Which describes convection currents in the atmosphere?
a)
cold air rises and warm air sinks
b)
warm air rises and cold air sinks
c)
warm air rises and cold air rises
d)
both cold and warm air sink
6.
What are convection currents in the atmosphere driven by?
a)
energy from the sun
b)
earth's rotation
c)
precipitation
d)
ocean currents
7.
Earth's rotation makes winds curve. What is this called?
a)
convection effect
b)
global effect
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
rotational effect
8.
Which of the following is the major source of energy that controls weather and climate?
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
water
d)
gravity
9.
Winds are caused by differences in __________?
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulence
10.
What describes a land breeze?
a)
land cools off faster than water
b)
land cools off more slowly than water
c)
land heats up faster than water
d)
land heats up more slowly than water
11.
What is the curving path of winds and ocean currents due to the Earth's rotation called?
a)
trade winds
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
jet stream
d)
El Nino
12.
The ozone layer is located here.
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
13.
Weather happens here.
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
14.
What is the circular movement of a substance because of differences in density, temperature and pressure?
a)
convection current
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
surface winds
d)
global winds
15.
What is a wind that blows in the same general direction over long distances?
a)
convection currents
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
surface winds
d)
global winds
16.
If you travel higher in the atmosphere, it will always get consistently warmer.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
What does the ozone layer protect us from?
a)
snow
b)
fossil fuels
c)
harmful gases
d)
harmful UV rays
18.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout is called
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
wind
d)
convection current
19.
In the troposphere, the higher the altitude, the colder the air temperature.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
The atmosphere consists of several layers. Which of the following is the correct arrangement of atmosphere layers from the Earth to space?
a)
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
b)
thermosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
21.
At night time, the ocean is still warm. The warm air rises, and sinks over the cooler land. Then, the breeze blows from land to sea. This is called:
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Mountain Breeze
c)
Land Breeze
d)
Cold Breeze
22.
What layer of the atmosphere would you most likely find an airplane at its cruising altitude?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
23.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in what?
a)
altitude
b)
temperature
c)
pressure
d)
density
24.
What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air called?
a)
rain
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
clouds
25.
What protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation?
a)
the mesosphere
b)
the ozone layer
c)
the carbon dioxide layer
d)
the asteroid belt
26.
Which area in the world is relatively calm with little to no wind?
a)
Westerlies
b)
Easterlies
c)
Doldrums
d)
Trade Winds
27.
Which of the following are winds that blow over long distances?
a)
trade winds
b)
local winds
c)
sea breeze
d)
land breeze
28.
________ currents flow from equator to poles while __________currents flow from poles to equator.
a)
Cold, cold
b)
Cold, warm
c)
Warm, cold
d)
Warm, warm
29.
Why is the top of the mesosphere colder than the top of the troposphere?
a)
there are fewer gases that absorb solar energy in the mesosphere
b)
the troposphere is closer to the sun than the mesosphere is
c)
particles are far apart in the mesosphere, so they do not transfer energy
d)
the mesosphere contains less ozone than the troposphere does
30.
A maritime tropical air mass contains warm, wet air.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
Air rises when it is heated because it becomes less dense.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
What global wind belt affects the weather where we live?
a)
trade winds
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
doldrums
33.
What process causes global winds?
a)
gravity
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
unequal heating
d)
Coriolis Effect
34.
Which of these is a major force that causes wind?
a)
density
b)
air pressure
c)
temperature
d)
all of the above
35.
Where do air masses labeled mP form?
a)
over North America
b)
over the ocean
c)
over land
d)
over Antarctica
36.
What area of North America is affected by the Continental Tropical air mass?
a)
southwest
b)
northeast
c)
midwest
d)
southeast
37.
What process causes global winds?
a)
gravity
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
unequal heating
38.
The layers of atmosphere are classified according to changes in what?
a)
humidity
b)
temperature
c)
pressure
d)
density
39.
What direction do winds in the Southern Hemisphere move?
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
clockwise
d)
counter clockwise
40.
What weather would you expect from an mT air mass?
a)
cold and dry
b)
warm and dry
c)
cold and humid
d)
warm and humid
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