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WorksheetsAtmosphere + Temperature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
___________ is the condition of the atmosphere and how it behaves over long periods of time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Temperature
d)
Meteorology
2.
_______________ is the atmospheric conditions over a short period of time, reported as a forecast.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Temperature
d)
Humidity
3.
______________ takes data averages of 30 or more years, such as average rainfall.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Temperature
d)
Humidity
4.
Which describes windward air?
a)
Moist air from the ocean onto land
b)
Cool, continental air from the ocean to land
c)
Continental air from land to the ocean
d)
Cold and warm air mixed
5.
Which city is an example that experiences (continental) leeward air?
a)
Denver, CO
b)
New York, NY
c)
Eureka, CA
d)
Houston, TX
6.
______________ is the fraction or percentage of total radiation reflected by any surface.
a)
Leeward
b)
Weather
c)
Temperature
d)
Albedo
7.
What percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by land and sea?
a)
5%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
50%
8.
What percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and cloud?
a)
5%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
50%
9.
What percentage of solar radiation is reflected by clouds?
a)
5%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
50%
10.
Why do clouds reflect solar radiation?
a)
They have a low albedo
b)
They have a high albedo
c)
The water vapor cannot absorb it
d)
The water vapor absorbs solar radiation
11.
What happens with clouds and solar radiation at night?
a)
Clouds reflect solar radiation
b)
Clouds absorb solar radiation
c)
Solar radiation breaks apart the clouds
d)
The same thing happens at night than the day
12.
Isothermal maps are connected lines on maps used to show....
a)
Vegetation
b)
Population
c)
Wind speed
d)
Temperature
13.
When radiation strikes an object, what does NOT happen?
a)
Energy is absorbed
b)
Energy is dissipated
c)
Energy is reflected
d)
Energy is scattered
14.
What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
15.
What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
16.
What is the altitude of the troposphere?
a)
0-10km
b)
10-50km
c)
50-85km
d)
85-500km
17.
What is the altitude of the mesosphere?
a)
0-10km
b)
10-50km
c)
50-85km
d)
85-500km
18.
In what layer of the atmosphere do meteors appear in?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
19.
In what layer of the atmosphere does aurora borealis (northern lights) appear in?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
20.
What is the only layer of the atmosphere that contains water vapor, therefore being the only layer that experiences weather?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
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