WorksheetsE.S. Atmosphere Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which gas accounts for the largest percentage of "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere?
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Water Vapor
Why is the ozone content of the stratosphere important to living organisms?
Ozone absorbs infrared radiation from the Sun.
Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
Ozone is necessary to create oxygen for living things.
Ozone in the atmosphere prevents radiation of heat from Earth.
What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns?
The Sun
Oceans
The Moon
Mountains
Which environmental factors MOST likely impact the formation of tornadoes in Tornado Alley?
high-pressure systems colliding with other high-pressure systems
cold dry air and warm dry air moving toward each other
low evaporation rates and windy conditions
cool dry air colliding with warm moist air
How does air density affect air pressure in a cyclonic storm?
Warm air rises, creating an area of low pressure under it.
Cool air rises, creating an area of low pressure under it.
Warm air rises, creating an area of high pressure under it.
Cool air rises, creating an area of high pressure under it.
Which of these has been controlled in an attempt to reduce the depletion of ozone in Earth’s atmosphere?
methods of filtering gasoline
use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
methods of radioactive waste storage
use of mercury (Hg) compounds
Secondary pollutants are produced in the environment by chemical reactions involving primary or emitted chemicals. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?
carbon monoxide (CO)
nitrogen oxide (NO)
Methane (CH4)
Ozone (O3)
Which difference between land and water contributes MOST directly to global climate change resulting from tectonic movement?
mean material densities
magnetic material content
heat absorption and retention properties
rate of radioactivity-related heat release
Why should people still focus their efforts on limiting
carbon dioxide emissions?
The other gases circulate more readily through the global atmosphere.
Humans generate significantly more CO than they do the other gases.
Atmospheric reactions convert large quantities of other gases into CO .
CO is responsible for increasing the size of the ozone hole over Antarctica.
Volcanoes release several gases during eruptions. Which of these gases has been shown to cause significant cooling of the climate for one or more years after an eruption?
Water Vapor
Sulfur Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen Fluoride
Eggs that are incubated at warmer temperatures are more likely to become females. Eggs incubated at cooler temperatures are more likely to become males. How would higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations MOST likely affect sea turtle populations?
Earth’s climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would increase.
Earth’s climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would increase.
Earth’s climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease.
Earth’s climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease.
What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?
decreased rates of erosion
increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
decreased amounts of acid rain
increased atmospheric oxygen levels
Due to the increasing average temperature of the atmosphere, polar ice sheets melt at a greater rate than they form. Which of these will be an effect of the continued melting of polar ice?
A major reservoir of fresh water will decrease.
Plant life will increase due to higher sea levels.
Water runoff will cause an increase in ocean salinity.
Ocean temperature will decrease with the addition of cold water.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason BEST explains this increase in temperature?
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
Which is a possible consequence of global warming?
an increase in the amount of coral reefs
a decrease in temperature, causing earlier frosts
an increase in the number of heat waves, causing droughts
a decrease in temperature, causing shorter growing seasons
The news often talks about how global warming could change environmental conditions on Earth. Which BEST explains why global warming is such a concern?
Glaciers will advance.
The sea level will rise.
Earthquake activity will increase.
The overall temperature will decrease.
