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Weather Chapter 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Earth’s atmosphere is important to living things because it

a)

contains dust.

b)

is very thin compared to the size of Earth.

c)

provides all the gases needed.

d)

creates extreme humidity.

2.

Earth’s atmosphere traps energy from the sun, which

a)

allows water to exist as a liquid.

b)

allows solar radiation to penetrate to the surface.

c)

allows ozone to form easily.

d)

causes meteors to burn up.

3.

The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen.

b)

carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

c)

nitrogen and oxygen.

d)

nitrogen and hydrogen.

4.

Most pollution in the atmosphere comes from

a)

pollen.

b)

forest fires.

c)

volcanic eruptions.

d)

burning fossil fuels.

5.

Air in the atmosphere has pressure because

a)

the stratosphere is thick.

b)

air has mass.

c)

wind moves the air.

d)

temperature warms the air.

6.

The less mass in a given volume of air, the

a)

more the air weighs.

b)

greater the air pressure.

c)

more dense the air.

d)

less dense the air.

7.

Instruments used to measure air pressure are called

a)

thermometers.

b)

hygrometers.

c)

hydrometers.

d)

barometers.

8.

As you rise farther in the atmosphere, air pressure

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

doesn't change.

d)

first increases, then decreases.

9.

The layer in our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the

a)

troposphere.

b)

mesosphere.

c)

stratosphere.

d)

exosphere.

10.

The air pressure acting on the top of a mountain

a)

comes from the air only within a few feet of the mountain top.

b)

is greater on top of the mountain than at the bottom.

c)

comes from all the air above the mountain.

d)

is the same at the top of the mountain and the bottom.

11.

Water vapor is water in the form of

a)

steam.

b)

crystals.

c)

a gas.

d)

droplets.