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WorksheetsAtmosphere Core Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following materials reflects light best?
Potting soil
Sand
Snow
Water
Which wavelength of light has the longest wavelength?
Gamma Rays
Infrared Light (heat)
Visible Light
X-Rays
Which correctly describes the greenhouse effect?
good thing because it is caused by ozone that keeps harmful rays from the sun from reaching us.
It can be considered both good and bad. It keeps us warm but if it becomes too strong, Earth can get too hot.
It is strictly a bad thing because it makes the Earth warm.
It is strictly a good thing because it keeps us warm.
Which season is it in the southern hemisphere in December
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
Which of the following accurately describes the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is a description of the current conditions of the atmosphere while weather is the average conditions over a long period of time.
They are the same thing; both describe the average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time.
Weather is a description of the current conditions of the atmosphere while climate is the average conditions over a long period of time.
Weather only involves temperature and precipitation, while climate involves temperature, precipitation, pressure, sunlight, wind speed, and many other factors.
Which pollutants are more likely to cause respiratory problems in Utah during the summer?
Carbon Dioxide
Sulfur Dioxide
Particulate Matter
Ozone
What does Ozone in the stratosphere do?
Absorbs Ultraviolet energy from the sun
Interacts with rain creating clouds
Gives the sky its blue color
Absorbs Gamma energy from the sun
Low pressure systems are usually associated with __________ weather.
cold and dry
cloudy and rainy
sunny and dry
warm and humid
Cold air collides with warm air creating this front?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
What has happened in the last 50 years to raise the level of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
Increased burning of fossil fuels by people
Continents have moved and altered the air
Decreased levels of ozone are found in the upper atmosphere
People have planted millions of trees to replace ones lost to farms
