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Chapter 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which gas forms less than one percent of the atmosphere, but is essential to life?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

2.

True or false: Events in one part of the atmosphere have no effect on other parts of the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Thermosphere

4.

Which of the following is the amount of mass in a given volume of air?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Barometer

c)

Density

d)

Altitude

5.

What does this scientific tool do?

a)

Measures Temperature

b)

Measures air density

c)

Measures altitude

d)

Measures air pressure

6.

True or false: Altitude is the distance above sea level.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

List the 5 main layers of the atmosphere in order starting with the one closest to earth:

a)

Thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

b)

Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

c)

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

d)

Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

8.

Which layer is the ozone located?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Stratosphere

9.

Which of the following is not an Electromagnetic Wave?

a)

Visible light

b)

Infrared radiation

c)

Ultraviolet radiation

d)

Convection heat

10.

Infrared radiation has:

a)

Wavelengths that are shorter than red light

b)

Wavelengths that are longer than red light

c)

Wavelengths that are shorter than violet light

d)

Wavelengths that are longer than the violet light.

11.

True or False: you can see Ultraviolet light.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What does this tool measure?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Density

c)

Temperature

d)

Altitude

13.

Which of the following is not a type of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Temperature

d)

Radiation

14.

Which type of heat transfer takes place in liquids?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

15.

Differences in __________ causes air to move.

a)

Density

b)

Air pressure

c)

Altitude

d)

Temperature

e)

Both A and B

16.

Wind speed is measured by ________.

a)

Thermometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Barometer

17.

True or false: Local winds are caused by unequal heating of earth’s surface within a small area.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Trade winds and jet streams are both types of _______ winds

a)

Local winds

b)

Global winds

19.

We know that the atmosphere is the envelope of gases that surrounds the planet. Which of the following is a part of the atmosphere.

a)

dust

b)

water vapor

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

e)

All of the above

20.

What is water vapor?

a)

Water in the form of a solid

b)

Water in the form of a gas

c)

Water in the form of a liquid

21.

Why doesn't air pressure crush you?

a)

It pushes on you in all directions

b)

it is too light

c)

It is not in the troposphere

22.

Suppose you’re on a hot-air balloon flight. Describe how air pressure would change during your flight.

a)

The air would get denser

b)

The air would get less dense

23.

What is visible light

a)

The reason why the sky is blue

b)

The colors of the rainbow

c)

The reason why you get sub burn

d)

The heat that you feel from the sun.