WorksheetsAtmosphere Unit Review
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of heat transfer moves through empty space?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
2.
What type of heat transfer happens between objects that are touching?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
3.
What type of heat transfer happens by rising and sinking in liquids and gases?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
4.
In convection currents, warm air ________.
a)
rises
b)
sinks
5.
In convection currents, cool air ________.
a)
rises
b)
sinks
6.
In convection currents, warm air is __________ dense.
a)
less
b)
more
7.
In convection currents, cool air is __________ dense.
a)
less
b)
more
8.
As the angle of insolation increases, the amount of direct sunlight _____________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
9.
Where is the angle of insolation the greatest?
a)
the North Pole
b)
the South Pole
c)
the Equator
d)
New York
10.
What location would get the most intense, direct sunlight?
a)
10 N
b)
40 N
c)
60 N
d)
90 N
11.
Which of the following is a reason for uneven heating on earth
a)
color of material
b)
intensity of solar energy
c)
angle of exposure
d)
all of the above
12.
What causes warm air to rise during a convection current?
a)
the warm air is more dense
b)
the warm air has very tightly packed molecules
c)
the warm air molecules are further apart and less dense
d)
no molecules exist in warm air
13.
The cool air that blows from the water towards land is called a ...
a)
Hurricane
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Gale
d)
Sea Breeze
14.
A cool wind blowing from land to sea is called a ...
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
c)
Hurricane
d)
Tornado
15.
______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.
a)
latitude
b)
altitude
c)
atmosphere
d)
sunlight
16.
Uneven heating of the Earth creates _______ in the atmosphere and in the ocean.
a)
fronts
b)
waves
c)
clouds
d)
convection
17.
Differences in air temperature and air pressure due to uneven heating of the Earth creates?
a)
atmosphere
b)
sunlight
c)
gravity
d)
wind
18.
Earth is unevenly heated due to its?
a)
oceans and moon
b)
tilt and shape
c)
gravity and clouds
d)
climate and weather
19.
Differences in water temperature in the ocean create currents because warm water ______ and cold water ______.
a)
sinks and sinks
b)
sinks and rises
c)
rises and sinks
d)
rises ad rises
20.
Winds that blow from west to east are called?
a)
global winds
b)
Westerlies
c)
Easterlies
d)
Tradewinds
21.
Convection currents, which affect weather and climate, are created by
a)
slow, constant tectonic movement
b)
mining of the seafloor
c)
erosion of ocean beaches
d)
the uneven heating of the Earth
22.
The apparent curving of the winds is called _________.
a)
The Curvature effect
b)
atmospheric curving
c)
the Coriolis effect
d)
the global wind effect
23.
What is insolation?
a)
incoming solar radiation
b)
sun rays
c)
interfering solar radiation
24.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Specific Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Kinetic Energy
25.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
26.
What has particularly high specific heat?
a)
Water
b)
Gases
c)
Metals
d)
Poptarts
27.
Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?
a)
Partially melted snowfield
b)
Blacktop parking lot
c)
White sand beach
d)
Lake surface
28.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
29.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
30.
This is an image demonstrating...
a)
Tornado Formation
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Hurricane Formation
31.
Humans have the ability to cause temperature change.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
We are currently in a _______part of an ice age.
a)
glaciation
b)
interglacial
c)
non
33.
We have had ______ice ages
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
34.
Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
35.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
36.
The diagram represents solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.What is this process called?
a)
ozone
b)
radiation
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
evaporation
37.
The map shows the major atmospheric convection areas.Which zones are temperate regions?
a)
V and Z
b)
X and Y
c)
W and Y
d)
Z and X
38.
The horizontal line on the map represents the equator.In which major climate zone is the equator located?
a)
polar
b)
subtropical
c)
temperate
d)
tropical
39.
The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
40.
What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
greenhouse gases
41.
The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
42.
The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Where is the ozone located?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
44.
What do we call gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect?
a)
Bad Gases
b)
Ozone Gases
c)
Greenhouse Gases
d)
Atmospheric Gases
45.
What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?
a)
CFCs
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen
46.
This protects us from harmful UV rays from the sun
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ozone Layer
47.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
48.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
49.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
50.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
51.
Which order is correct from the earth to space?
a)
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
52.
What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen and oxygen
c)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
Trace gases and water vapor
53.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
54.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
55.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
56.
Where I find clouds.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
57.
This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
58.
The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
59.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
60.
What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
61.
A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
kilometer
d)
micrometer
62.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
63.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air
64.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude
b)
Shock waves from clouds
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure
d)
The rotation of the earth
65.
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
a)
The length of the seasons
b)
The shape of the earth
c)
the duration of the solar year
d)
The amount of direct sunlight each area receives
66.
How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?
a)
Winds int he northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected left
b)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north
c)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west
d)
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right
67.
If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?
a)
The doldrums around the equator
b)
the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere
c)
the North or South Pole
d)
the area around the Mediterranean Sea
68.
The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.
a)
Bernoulli's principle
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure
69.
When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve
a)
cloudy
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure
70.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
71.
What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?
a)
trade winds
b)
land breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
jet stream
72.
Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?
a)
jet stream
b)
breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
trade winds
73.
What global wind is located from 0 to 30 degrees North and South of the Equator?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Doldrum
74.
Ocean currents, prevailing wind patterns, and other atmospheric disturbances are initially caused by which of these?
a)
differences in the phases of the moon
b)
gravitational pull of the Sun
c)
incoming solar radiation
d)
ozone layer depletion
75.
Which of the following are narrow belts of strong winds found in the upper troposphere?
a)
doldrums
b)
westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet streams
76.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
77.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
78.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
79.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
80.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
81.
What do greenhouse gases do?
a)
absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
b)
reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation
c)
magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
d)
block the Sun's infrared radiation
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