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WorksheetsAtmosphere review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of these would be an example of climate?
Snowstorm mid afternooon
Record high temperatures caused by a heat wave
A week a rain caused a flood
Southern California generally has mild temperatures and low rainfall
What is the most 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Ozone has how many atoms of oxygen?
1
2
3
4
What causes seasonal changes?
Earth's tilt
Earth's shape
The moon
Time of the year
Average kinetic energy of the atoms that make up a substance is known as
Heat
Conduction
Temperature
Convection
Which of these is an example of radiation?
a metal spoon getting warm from the pot it is sitting in
Warm water rising to the top of the pond
A hot air balloon rising
The sun warming the surface of the earth
A west coastal city enjoys mild weather year round due to
the many mountains near it
It's latitude
it's high elevation
It's proximity to the pacific ocean
What causes clouds to reflect sunlight?
oxygen in the cloud
evaporation of water
Temperature differences in cloud
A clouds high albedo characteristic
When do clouds create warmer temperatures?
Daytime
Nightime
No time
All the time
What is the most important gas for understanding atmospheric processes?
water
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
liquid to gas
freezing
melting
condensation
evaporation
What does relative humidity indicate?
the amount of heat needed for evaporation
the amount of water vapor in the air
ratio of carbon dioxide to oxygen
how close the air is to saturation
Which would describe two air masses colliding that are different temperatures?
orographic lifting
frontal wedging
convergence
localized collective lifting
Which is NOT needed in air for water condensation to occur?
temperature at dew point
condensation nuclei
temperature inversion
water vapor
we classify clouds based on their
form + height
gas content
movements
density
Bergeron process explains
growth of ice crystals in clouds from supercooled water
formation of clouds
movement of fronts
water changing from liquid to gas
Temperatures at high altitudes tend to be...
warmer
cooler
the same
if relative humidity is at 100%
the air is carrying all the water it can
the air has no water in it
the temperature has recently gotten much warmer
the temperature at which saturation occurs is called
humidity
dew point
relative humidity
adiabatic rate
If the temperature goes up, the relative humidity...
goes up
goes down
stays the same
What is the boundary where two large air masses of different temperatures and densities interact?
dew point zone
front
lifting zone
stratosphere
Liquid water below 0 degrees Celsius could be described as
super cooled
frozen
humid
pressurized
When air moves up in the atmosphere what happens to it?
It expands
It condenses
It stays the same
When air expands due to pressure, what happens to the temperature?
Goes up
Goes down
Stays the same
When air temperature goes down, what happens to the relative humidity?
goes down
goes up
stays the same
If air is cooled to it's dew point, what should be expect to happen? (two correct answers)
Water will evaporate to gas
Water will condense into liquid
A cloud will form
Water will freeze
What does the term adiabatic cooling mean?
Cooling due to heat loss
Cooling due to pressure changes
Cooling due to emission of radiation
Cooling due to conduction
Clouds form overhead when the air has what?
Warmed up
Cooled down
Subjected to powerful magic spells
Select the 3 main clouds types (3 correct answers)
cumulus
stratus
cirrus
mammatus
What is the energy that goes into phase change and does not change the temperature of a substance?
the Celsius scale
latent heat
adiabatic process
Why is the sky blue?
Blue reflection from the ocean
Atmospheric scattering of blue light
Atmospheric scattering of all light wavelengths
What do greenhouse gases do?
Interact with visible light radiation
Interact with infrared radiation
Block UV light from the sun
Create the ozone layer
When do we have direct sunlight is right over the equator? Possible multiple right answers
Vernal equinox
Summer solstice
Autumnal equinox
Winter solstice
What creates seasons?
Earth's orbit speed
Earth's tilt
The moon
The oceans
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the form of what?
Visible light radiation
Infrared radiation
UV radiation
X-ray radiation
Glaciers have what kind of albedo?
high
low
none
What absorbs more light and subsequently heats up fastest?
glaciers
dry land
water
If glaciers melt, more sunlight is absorbed by the earth which can cause local temperatures to rise due to more absorption of sunlight by land. (From our lab)
true
false
What percent of our atmosphere is CO2
75%
25%
0.04%
0%
As you go up in the atmosphere, pressure goes...?
up
down
