WorksheetsSTT Atmospheric Science REVIEW
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
During what period does Earth have a warmer climate and high atmospheric CO2?
Antiglacial
Glacial
Ice Age
Interglacial
When the temperature of a container of water increases what happens to the water's density?
D = vmIncreases
Decreases
Unchanged
Contracts
Which substance requires more energy to heat up?
Soil
Damp soil
Water
Asphalt
What part of the planet receives the most solar energy?
Equator
Deserts
Mountain Tops
Antarctica
Arctic
What statement describes Georgia's climate?
It is chilly today
Yesterday was hot
Average annual temperature is 61oF
It has been cool lately
What can a scientist use to study climate when they cannot measure it directly?
Barometers
Thermometers
Rulers
Proxies
What is the largest reservoir of carbon?
Earth's Crust
Oceans
Biology
Atmosphere
What should be included in a graph?
X and Y axis labels with units
X and Y axis scales
All of these!
Legend
Title
When CO2 concentrations are less during a glacial period, where does the carbon go?
Into space
Into the Thermosphere
It transforms into a different gas in the atmosphere
Into one of the other carbon reservoirs
In which layer of the atmosphere do thunderstorms occur?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Which statement is TRUE about the Greenhouse Effect.
Greenhouse Gases cause it by absorbing and re-emitting heat in all directions
Greenhouse Gases cause it by acting like a blanket in the atmosphere
It is only caused by human activities
It causes Earth's climate to be cooler
What has caused the "ozone hole" above Antarctica?
Climate Change
CO2 (carbon dioxide)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Cosmic Rays
A thermocline is...
the Thermosphere
in the ocean
a temperature slope
All of these!
Earth's overall climate is affected by:
the Large Hadron Collider
the star at the center of our solar system
a butterfly flapping its wings
greenhouse glasses
