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WorksheetsChapter 1 - The Atmosphere
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two gases make up most of the atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen and Argon
b)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
c)
Argon and Nitrogen
d)
Water Vapor and Argon
2.
Why does the temperature of different layers of the atmosphere vary?
a)
Air temperature increases as altitude increases.
b)
The amount of energy radiated from the sun varies.
c)
Interference by humans.
d)
The composition of gases in each layer.
3.
Why does air pressure increase as altitude decreases?
a)
Different gases in the atmospheric layer.
b)
There are more air molecules pushing you down due to the force of gravity.
c)
Air pressure does not increase.
d)
The air pressure amount varies due to local cloud formations.
4.
You will find the ozone in which atmospheric layer?
a)
Ionosphere
b)
Mesophere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
5.
You will find the auroras in which atmospheric layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Ionosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosph
6.
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Conductivity
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Conduction
7.
A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth.
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Conductivity
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Conduction
8.
Which atmospheric layer do you live in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
In this atmospheric layer, you will find carbon dioxide, water vapor, clouds, air pollution, weather, and life forms.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
10.
The "middle" atmospheric layer where temperature decreases as alititude increases.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesophere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
The uppermost layer of the atmosphere in which temperature increases as altitude increases.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesophere
d)
Thermosphere
12.
A gradual increase in average global temperature.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Global Warming
d)
Convection
13.
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Global Warming
d)
Convection
14.
The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Global Warming
d)
Convection
15.
The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Global Warming
d)
Convection
16.
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Conduction
c)
Global Warming
d)
Convection
17.
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
a)
Wind
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Trade Winds
18.
The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation.
a)
Wind
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Trade Winds
19.
The prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Westerlies
20.
The prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Westerlies
21.
Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator.
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Westerlies
22.
A narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere.
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Westerlies
23.
Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?
a)
Warm air is less dense than cold air.
b)
Warm air is denser than cold air.
c)
Cold air is less dense than warm air.
d)
Warm air has less pressure than cold air does.
24.
What are the two factors that produce local winds.
a)
Varying land and water temperatures.
b)
Precipitation and radiation amounts.
c)
Clouds and season.
d)
Water temperature and precipitation.
25.
The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources.
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Conductivity
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation
26.
Pollutants that are put directly into the air by human or natural activity.
a)
Primary Pollutants
b)
Secondary Pollutants
c)
Smog
d)
Convection
27.
Pollutants that form when primary pollutants react with other primary pollutants or with naturally occurring substances.
a)
Primary Pollutants
b)
Secondary Pollutants
c)
Smog
d)
Convection
28.
Pollutants that form when primary pollutants react with other primary pollutants or with naturally occurring substances.
a)
Primary Pollutants
b)
Secondary Pollutants
c)
Smog
d)
Convection
29.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Smog
b)
Vehicle Exhaust
c)
Dust
d)
Smoke from Forest Fire
30.
Rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acid.
a)
Smog
b)
Ozone
c)
Acid Precipitation
d)
Water Vapor
31.
The number one primary pollutant in the United States is?
a)
Forest Fire
b)
Volcanic Ash
c)
Sea Salt
d)
Vehicle Exhaust
32.
Which of the following results in the formation of smog?
a)
Acids in the air react with ozone.
b)
Ozone reacts with vehicle exhaust.
c)
Vehicle exhaust reacts with sunlight and ozone.
d)
Water vapor reacts with sunlight and ozone.
33.
What is the main cause of the greenhouse effect?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Burning of fossil fuels
c)
Industrial waste
d)
Agricultural activities
34.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
35.
What is the primary component of smog?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Sulfur Dioxide
c)
Ozone
d)
Nitrogen Oxides
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