WorksheetsAtmosphere
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Air current that brings the weather to North America and Canada
a)
polar easterlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
doldrums
2.
Coriolis effect
a)
caused by Earth's rotation
b)
caused by Earth's revolution
c)
caused by Earth's tilt
d)
caused by Earth's winds
3.
Some Solar radiation doesn't reach Earth because _____
a)
it is reflected off particles in the atmosphere
b)
it is absorbed by clouds and particles in the atmosphere
c)
it is reflected off clouds
d)
all are correct
4.
Radiation is transferred by ____
a)
flow of energy
b)
touch
c)
rays and waves
d)
winds
5.
Source of all energy in our atmosphere
a)
ions
b)
water cycle
c)
The Moon
d)
The Sun
6.
If you shine a light on an object - what transfer of energy does that model?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
emission
7.
Convection
a)
transfer of heat by flow
b)
transfer of heat by touch
c)
transfer of heat by waves and rays
d)
transfer of heat by wind
8.
Conduction
a)
transfer of energy by flow
b)
transfer of energy by touch
c)
transfer of energy by waves and rays
d)
transfer of energy by wind
9.
Doldrums
a)
create trade winds
b)
create weather in North America
c)
windless zone
d)
very cold zone
10.
Cool air sinks and created a zone of high pressure
a)
doldrums
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
trade winds
11.
What is created because land and heats and cools more quickly than the water?
a)
Trade winds
b)
Polar easterlies
c)
Sea and land breezes
d)
Doldrums
12.
Sea breeze
a)
when cool, dense air from over the water flows inland
b)
when warm air from over the water flows inland
c)
when cool, dense air from over the water flows outward
d)
when cool, dense air from over the water flows outward
13.
Trade winds
a)
steady winds from 60 to 90 degrees latitude north or south
b)
steady winds between 30 and 60 degrees north or south
c)
steady winds between 0 and 30
d)
uneven winds between 30 and 60 degrees north or south
14.
Radiation appears in the atmosphere by
a)
transfer of thermal energy from Earth to the Sun
b)
blocking of light energy by Earth
c)
transfer of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth
d)
absorption of thermal energy by the ozone layer Sun to Earth
15.
What causes moving air to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere
a)
Maritime tropicals
b)
Air masses
c)
Tradewinds
d)
Coriolis effect
16.
Heated air moves which direction
a)
up
b)
down
c)
right
d)
left
17.
What type of air does cool air force up?
a)
polar
b)
doldrums
c)
warm
d)
unmoving
18.
What does this diagram show?
a)
land breeze
b)
trade winds
c)
sea breeze
d)
air masses
19.
These arrows represent what in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
winds
20.
What happens to energy when molecules collide during conduction?
a)
it becomes electrical
b)
it changes to another form of energy
c)
it is lost
d)
it is transferred
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