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Atmosphere Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
4.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
5.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
6.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
7.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
8.
James plans to climb to the top of Mount Everest.  Which of the following statements about his climb will be the most accurate?
a)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will increase.
b)
Air pressure will fall and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
c)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
d)
Air pressure and thermometer will not change.
9.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
10.
Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow.  It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.  
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front 
d)
Stationary Front 
11.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward.  It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation. 
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front 
12.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
13.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
14.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front 
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
15.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
16.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
17.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
18.
A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.
a)
hurrican
b)
tornado
c)
trade wind
d)
local wind
19.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
20.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
21.
Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
22.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
23.
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is:
a)
at its dew point
b)
saturated
c)
at its dew point AND saturated
d)
none of the rest
24.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
25.
Warm air mass that does not carry water:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
26.
If the air is "saturated", that means:
a)
the air is full of water
b)
the air is partially full of water
c)
it's amount of water vapor in the atmosphere right now
d)
how much liquid water it potentially can hold
27.
As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity for water vapor: 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
remains the same
d)
is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease
28.
What is relative humidity?
a)
humidity that is related to other humidity
b)
condensation
c)
clouds
d)
the amount of water in the air compared to the amount of water the air can hold - a ratio
29.
The ability of the air to hold water depends on its _______________. 
a)
air pressure 
b)
thermometer 
c)
temperature
d)
water vapor
30.

__________________ occurs when harmful materials are released into the air and cause damage to living organisms and the environment.

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water vapor

c)

Ultraviolet radiation

d)

Filtered air

31.

What is a primary pollutant?

a)

pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities or nature

b)

pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

32.

Which system of the body is mainly affected by air pollution?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Immune

c)

Muscular

d)

Integument

33.
The chemicals released directly into the air from factories and vehicles would be considered
a)
primary air pollutants
b)
secondary air pollutants
c)
atmospheric transport
d)
atmospheric deposition 
34.

The chemicals from cars and factories react in the sunlight and produce a form of oxygen called _______

a)

Ozone

b)

Photochemical Smog

c)

Temperature Inversion

d)

Emissions

35.

__________ forms when secondary pollutants interact with sunlight creating a brown haze. Can be worsened by temperature inversions.

a)

acid rain

b)

particulate matter

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

smog

36.

Suspended particles in the air that affect the lungs.

a)

particulate matter

b)

ozone

c)

smog

d)

toxic air pollutants

37.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
38.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
39.
CFCs alter the natural formation of ozone by: 
a)
breaking up ozone and reducing the amount of O2 needed to form ozone
b)
bonding with O3 
c)
preventing UV radiation to strike ozone 
40.

What is released into the sea to cause ocean acidification?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon monoxide

41.

Acid rain can damage

a)

Drinking water sources

b)

Aquatic life

c)

Architecture/Buildings

d)

All options

42.

True or False - The Greenhouse Effect is a bad thing

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

Sulfur dioxide

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Methane

d)

Carbon Dioxide

44.

Where is extra carbon coming from?

a)

Driving cars

b)

Deforestation

c)

Industry

d)

All of the above

45.

What is a direct effect of polar ice melting?

a)

increased biodiversity

b)

oceans will rise

c)

lower temperatures

d)

less intense weather

46.
How is acid rain formed?
a)
Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.
c)
Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.
d)
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.
47.

A seasonal change in wind direction because of the differential heating of the land and the oceans, which bring heavy rains to some regions are called

a)

chinooks

b)

foehn

c)

monsoons

d)

El Nino

48.
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
49.
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
50.
Who classified world climates
a)
Koppen
b)
Kopper
c)
Parker
d)
Butler
51.

What is global warming?

a)

Rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans

b)

Rise in temperature of areas near equator only

c)

Rise in temperature of areas near poles only

d)

None of the above

52.

Climate change automatically means warmer climate

a)

True

b)

False

53.

How does deforestation affect climate change

a)

Trees which have been cut down can no longer remove CO2 from the atmosphere

b)

Trees which have been cut down can no longer make O2

54.

Do we need greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

No, we would be better off without them

b)

Yes, the Earth would be much colder without them

55.

Which of these are major greenhouse gases

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Methane

d)

Water vapor

56.

Which of these are ways that climate change affects the ocean?

a)

Makes oceans warmer

b)

Makes oceans less acidic

c)

Makes oceans more acidic

d)

Makes oceans contract due to warmer temperature

57.

There is something we can do now, let’s reduce greenhouse gas emissions

a)

Mitigation

b)

Adapation

c)

Geoengineering

58.

There is nothing we can do now, let’s prepare

a)

Mitigation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Geoengineering

59.
What is a consequence that increasing human population could have on the Earth's climate?
a)
decreasing global temperatures due to decreased fossil fuel use
b)
increased global temperatures due to increased use of fossil fuels
c)
a decreased heat island effect, due to less people living and working in urban areas
d)
all of these
60.
Which causes North Carolina to experience an increase in winter precipitation?
a)
El Niño
b)
La Niña
c)
trade winds
d)
prevailing westerlies
61.
Which best describes El Niño?
a)
The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form.
b)
The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.
c)
The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.
d)
The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.
62.
In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
Polar ocean waters
c)
On lakes and rivers
d)
Over the central plains of the U.S
63.
Direction hurricanes spin in the northern hemisphere
a)
clock-wise
b)
counter clock-wise
64.
What happens when a hurricane crosses over land?
a)
 it moves more quickly 
b)
it breaks apart and forms tornadoes
c)
it loses strength
d)
It speeds up

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