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Pre-course weather quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atmosphere (大气)?

a)

The weather

b)

The air around the Earth

c)

The air we breathe

d)

A sphere (球) of atoms (原子)

2.

How many layers (层) are there in the atmosphere?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

2

d)

4

3.

What are the the main components (成分) of the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen (氧气)

b)

Hydrogen (氢气)

c)

Carbon dioxide (二氧化碳)

d)

Nitrogen (氮气)

e)

Argon (氩气)

4.

The atmosphere is not dry because...

a)

there are clouds in the atmosphere

b)

sometimes it rains

c)

there is water vapor (水气) in the air

d)

the seas and oceans (海洋) are part of the atmosphere

5.

True or false: The atmosphere doesn't really change

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The atmosphere is important because...

a)

living things need the oxygen in the atmosphere

b)

it keeps us warm

c)

it protects us

d)

all of the above

7.

What's the difference between weather (天气) and climate (气候)?

a)

Weather is big things that happen in the atmosphere, but climate is just small things that happen where you live

b)

Weather changes quickly, but climate changes slowly

c)

Climate happens in all layers of the atmosphere, but weather only happens near the ground

d)

There's no difference

8.

Which of these are a part of weather?

a)

Summer

b)

Clouds

c)

Sunshine

d)

El Niño (厄尔尼诺)

e)

Precipitation (降水)

9.

Weather is influenced by...

a)

heat and clouds in the atmosphere

b)

heat, wind and water in the atmosphere

c)

wind and clouds in the atmosphere

d)

wind, clouds and water in the atmosphere

10.

Which is not true about air?

a)

Air has mass (质量)

b)

Air exerts pressure (压力)

c)

Air has density (密度)

d)

The properties (性质) of air are the same everywhere on Earth

e)

The properties of air affect living things on Earth

11.

Air quality (空气质量) is...

a)

influenced (影响) by human activities

b)

influenced by natural processes (过程)

c)

impossible to control

d)

bad because we drive too many cars

e)

about the same everywhere

12.

Where does most of the heat in the atmosphere come from?

a)

Inside the Earth

b)

People burning fuel (燃料) for warmth

c)

The sun

d)

The clouds trap (诱捕) heat and release (释放) it when the atmosphere gets too cold