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ES Unit 7: Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas makes up 78% of the air?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

argon

2.

What does the ozone layer absorb?

a)

UV-C rays

b)

gamma rays

c)

X-rays

d)

infrared rays

3.

Greenhouse gases...

a)

trap heat in the atmosphere

b)

reflect solar radiation back into space

c)

pollute the air

d)

are toxic to plants

4.

Which greenhouse gas is the main culpret in climate change?

a)

nitrogen

b)

argon

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

5.

Which layer is the troposphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

6.

Which layer is the stratosphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

7.

Which layer is the mesosphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

Which layer is the thermosphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

9.

Which layer is the exosphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

10.

Clouds and weather exist in the...

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

11.

The ozone layer is in the...

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

12.

Auroras are caused by charged particles from solar wind interacting with the...

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

13.

Most meteors burn up in the...

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

14.

The ionosphere bounces telecommunication signals back down to the surface. Which layer contains the ionosphere?

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

15.

The Karman Line is at 100km. At this altitude, rockets are needed to travel, making it the official boundary of outer space. Which layer contains the Karman Line?

a)

mesosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

exosphere

16.

Atmosphere layers are distinguished by differences in...

a)

types of gases

b)

temperature gradients

c)

air density

d)

types of clouds

17.

As you go higher in the troposphere, air gets...

a)

hotter

b)

colder

18.

At the tropopause, temperatures start to get ___ as you go higher up.

a)

warmer

b)

cooler

19.

Water takes a long time to warm up because it has a high...

a)

albedo

b)

specific heat

c)

latent heat

d)

convection cell

20.

Clouds have a high ___, which is why they reflect so much light back into space.

a)

albedo

b)

specific heat

c)

latent heat

d)

convection cell

21.

Warm air...

a)

rises

b)

sinks

22.

Cold air...

a)

rises

b)

sinks

23.

Wind moves from ___ pressure zones.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

24.

Warm air rising creates a ___ pressure zone.

a)

high

b)

low

25.

Cool air sinking creates a ___ pressure zone.

a)

high

b)

low

26.

Areas near the coast experience sea breezes that ___ during the warm day.

a)

come in from the ocean

b)

go out towards the ocean

27.

Which types of places experience seasonal monsoon winds?

a)

cold landlocked places

b)

cold coastal places

c)

hot landlocked places

d)

hot coastal places

28.

The curvature of moving objects due to the rotation of the Earth is called the ___ Effect.

a)

Coriolis

b)

Van Allen

c)

Heisenberg

d)

Doppler

29.

Due to the Coriolis effect, winds in the northern hemisphere all curve to the...

a)

right

b)

left

30.

Which prevailing winds do we experience in Oklahoma

a)

trade winds

b)

westerlies

c)

polar easterlies

31.

Which side of a mountain experiences the rain shadow effect?

a)

windward

b)

leeward

32.

Which side of a mountain do clouds drop their rain on as they pass over the mountain?

a)

windward

b)

leeward

33.

Which types of winds blow dry air down the leeward side of a mountain?

a)

chinook winds

b)

monsoon winds

c)

sea breeze

34.

Air can hold more humidity when it's...

a)

warm

b)

cool

35.

January 3rd was 60°F with 50% relative humidity. January 4th was 35°F with 50% relative humidity. Which day had more moisture in the air?

a)

they had the same amount of moisture in the air

b)

Jan 3 had more moisture in the air

c)

Jan 4 had more moisture in the air

36.

A cup in a restaurant may "sweat" because the air cooled down and can't hold as much humidity anymore. The air reached its...

a)

dew point

b)

albedo

c)

relative humidity

d)

latent heat

37.

Clouds are made of...

a)

denser regions of gas

b)

smoke and/or smog particles

c)

microscopic water droplets

d)

dust suspended in air

38.

Which type of cloud is pictured?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

d)

nimbostratus

39.

Which type of cloud is pictured?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cirrocumulus

40.

Which type of clouds are these?

a)

nimbostratus

b)

cirrus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

altocumulus

41.

What types of clouds are these?

a)

cirrocumulus

b)

nimbostartus

c)

altocumulus

d)

cumulonimbus

42.

Which types of clouds are these? They always produce a halo around the sun or moon.

a)

cirrostratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cumulus

d)

altocumulus

43.

Which types of clouds are these? They bring rain or snow.

a)

nimbostratus

b)

cumulus

c)

altocumulus

d)

cirrus

44.

Which type of clouds are these? They bring thunderstorms and severe weather.

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

altostratus

45.

Which type of precipitation is frozen when it leaves the cloud, melts as it passes through warm air, then freezes again before reaching the surface?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

sleet

46.

Which type of precipitation is frozen when it leaves the cloud and melts as it passes through warm air?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

sleet

47.

Which type of precipitation remains frozen all the way down from the cloud?

a)

rain

b)

freezing rain

c)

snow

d)

sleet

48.

Which type of precipitation is liquid but freezes on impact with a surface?

a)

hail

b)

freezing rain

c)

snow

d)

sleet

49.

Which two air masses meet in midwest to create tornado alley? (Pick two.)

a)

cP

b)

cT

c)

cA

d)

mT

e)

mP

50.

Which air mass is warm and wet?

a)

cA

b)

cT

c)

cP

d)

mT

e)

mP

51.

Which air mass is cold and dry?

a)

mP

b)

mT

c)

cP

d)

cT

52.

Which air mass is warm and dry?

a)

mP

b)

mT

c)

cP

d)

cT

53.

Which air mass is cold and wet?

a)

mP

b)

mT

c)

cP

d)

cT

54.

Which air mass is extremely cold and dry?

a)

mP

b)

mT

c)

cA

d)

cT

55.

Which type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

56.

Which type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

57.

Which type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

58.

Which type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

59.

Which type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

60.

This warm front is moving...

a)

up

b)

down

61.

Which type of front is this?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

62.

Squall lines may form with...

a)

cold fronts

b)

warm fronts

c)

stationary fronts

d)

occluded fronts

63.

Stormy cumulonimbus clouds start as ___ clouds that grow taller.

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

nimbostratus

d)

cirrus

64.

In which stage of thunderstorm development will lightning occur?

a)

towering cumulus stage

b)

mature stage

c)

dissipating stage

65.

Thunder is caused by...

a)

the splitting of a cloud by lightning

b)

air expanding rapidly when heated by lightning

c)

rainwater turning into steam when heated by lightning

d)

static electricity traveling through air into your ear

66.

In the northern hemisphere, cyclones spin...

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

67.

In the Asian Pacific, cyclones are called...

a)

hurricanes

b)

typhoons

c)

monsoons

68.

Cyclones near the tropics develop into...

a)

hurricanes

b)

monsoons

c)

winter storms

d)

dust devils

69.

Cyclones in higher latitudes develop into...

a)

hurricanes

b)

monsoons

c)

winter storms

d)

dust devils

70.

Which climate do we have here in Byng, OK?

a)

tundra

b)

semi-arid

c)

Mediterranean

d)

humid subtropical

71.

At which latitude are all arid climates found?

a)

0°

b)

30°

c)

60°

d)

90°

72.

Which of these are likely to occur with climate change?

a)

decrease in winter storms

b)

decrease in thunderstorms

c)

decrease in droughts

d)

rise of sea level

73.

What are the two causes of the increase greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

a)

a slow change in Earth's tilt

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

holes in the ozone layer

d)

overuse of water

e)

deforestation

74.

Where can lightning strike? (Check all that apply.)

a)

within one cloud

b)

between two clouds

c)

from a cloud down to the ground

d)

from the ground up to a cloud

75.

Lightning can never strike the same place twice.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

In this front...

a)

Warm air and cold air are both moving up.

b)

Warm air and cold air are both moving down.

c)

Warm air is moving up and cold air is moving down.

d)

Warm air is moving down and cold air is moving up.

77.

Which of these is typical of a monsoon climate?

a)

hot summers, cold winters

b)

dry summers, wet winters

c)

wet summers, dry winters

d)

cold summers, hot winters

78.

Climate change is the increase in global ___ temperatures.

a)

average

b)

extreme

c)

highest

d)

lowest

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