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Unit 1 - Mid Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Exosphere

2.

Which are examples of greenhouse gases?

a)

Nitrogen and oxygen

b)

oxygen and helium

c)

carbon dioxide and water vapor

d)

nitrogen and helium

3.

Temperature variations in the troposphere allow for...

a)

different types of precipitation

b)

different types of clouds

c)

types of run-off

d)

types of ground water

4.

What are gases in the atmosphere that absorb and retain the energy that is given off from the land and ocean?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Greenhouse gases

c)

Trace gases

d)

Nitrogen

5.

What is the process of liquid water being heated and turning into water vapor?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

6.

The ______ contains the ozone and is cold except at the ozone layer.

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Troposphere

7.

Water that flows over land surfaces and into the ground is called ___.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Ground Water

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Dew

8.

The _____ is a warming of the earth's surface and the air above it.

a)

Water cycle

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Acid Rain

d)

Greenhouse Effect

9.

The process of water vapor cooling and turing into a liquid is ____.

a)

Respiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

10.

The ______ is the movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface in the troposphere.

a)

Air pressure

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Water vapor

d)

Water cycle

11.

The ____ is a layer of gases that surrounds the planet.

a)

Exosphere

b)

Ozone

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Atmosphere

12.

What forms when water vapor changes to water droplets on a surface?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Dew

c)

Frost

d)

Acid Rain

13.

What is the force that is exerted by gases pushing on an object?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Gravity

d)

pH

14.

In which layer of the atmosphere does the water cycle occur?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Exosphere

15.

Which stage of the water cycle results in the formation of clouds?

a)

Condenstaion

b)

Evaoporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

16.

What are the two most common gases found in all the layers?

a)

Nitrogen and trace gases

b)

Trace gases and oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide and water vapor

d)

Nitrogen and oxygen

17.

Acid rain is caused by ...

a)

Water pollution

b)

Soil pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Noise pollution

18.

As you go higher in the atmosphere, what happens to the air pressure?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It expands

19.

Which is a human cause of the greenhouse effect?

a)

Coal buring factories

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Decomposing plants

d)

Animal respiration

20.

Which of the following is a natural cause of greenhouse gases?

a)

Coal burning factores

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Deforestation

d)

Aerosol sprays