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Global winds, air masses, atmosphere

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rising air causes what?

a)

Sunny skies

b)

Drought conditions

c)

Clouds

d)

No changes

2.

Where is the ozone layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

3.

What kind of radiation does Ozone stop?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Ultra violet rays

c)

X-rays

d)

Radio waves

4.

Why would the Gulf Stream have clouds over it?

a)

Cold water makes air above it fall

b)

Cold water moving quickly makes clouds

c)

Warm water moving quickly makes clouds

d)

Warm water evaporates, making clouds

5.

What kind of air mass would form over northern Canada?

a)

mT

b)

mP

c)

cT

d)

cP

6.

Where is the Jet Stream

a)

East to west, very high

b)

West to east, a low level wind

c)

Near the equator, west to east

d)

Over the Gulf Stream

e)

West to east, very high

7.

Which of these is a tornado warning?

a)

Conditions are right for a tornado

b)

A tornado has been indicated by weather RADAR

c)

The sky is greenish, and cloudy

d)

There is hail

8.

What gas is LEAST abundant in the atmoshere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Water vapor

9.

What is the only layer of the atmosphere that can have weather?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

10.

Where are the "Horse Latitudes"

a)

b)

30º

c)

60º

d)

90º