WorksheetsThe Atmosphere
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following identifies the layers of the atmosphere in correct order, beginning with the lowest layer?
mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere,
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
A boundary along which a mass of warm, moist air replaces cool dry air
air front
cold front
warm front
convection front
Carbon-containing fuels that formed from the remains of living things
fossil fuels
emissions
soot
smog
What type of heat transfer is this?
radiation
convection
conduction
inversion
Which f the following is not a primary pollutant?
particulate matter
lead
carbon monoxide
sulfuric acid
Acid deposition is caused mainly by
dust storms
volcanoes
burning fossil fuels
ozone
A scrubber is a device that
prevents temperature inversions.
removes pollutants and changes them chemically before they are released by factories.
removes lead from gasoline.
The main chemicals responsible for the ozone hole
sulfuric acids
nitric acid
chlorofluorocarbons
The force exerted by air on an area below it is called
cold front
warm front
air pressure
air mass
The atmospheric layer with oxygen
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
Haze formed when sunlight acts on air pollutants
industrial smog
chemical smog
photochemical smog
fossil fuel smog
Binds to the hemoglobin and deprives the body of oxygen
carbon monoxide
mercury
lead
International treaty that reduced in the manufacture of CFCs
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Montreal Protocol
Environmental Protection Agency
Area of lowered ozone concentration over Antartica that occurs every year from August to October.
Aurora borealis
emission hole
ozone hole
A device that in motor vehicles that reduces the amount of air pollutants in emissions.
scrubbers
exhaust
catalytic converter
Law enacted to protect and improve the quality of air in order to safeguard human health and environment in 1963
Environmental Protection Agency
The Clean Water Act
The Clean Air Act
