WorksheetsChapter 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which gas forms less than one percent of the atmosphere, but is essential to life?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
True or false: Events in one part of the atmosphere have no effect on other parts of the atmosphere.
True
False
Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Which of the following is the amount of mass in a given volume of air?
Air pressure
Barometer
Density
Altitude
What does this scientific tool do?
Measures Temperature
Measures air density
Measures altitude
Measures air pressure
True or false: Altitude is the distance above sea level.
True
False
List the 5 main layers of the atmosphere in order starting with the one closest to earth:
Thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Which layer is the ozone located?
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Which of the following is not an Electromagnetic Wave?
Visible light
Infrared radiation
Ultraviolet radiation
Convection heat
Infrared radiation has:
Wavelengths that are shorter than red light
Wavelengths that are longer than red light
Wavelengths that are shorter than violet light
Wavelengths that are longer than the violet light.
True or False: you can see Ultraviolet light.
True
False
What does this tool measure?
Air pressure
Density
Temperature
Altitude
Which of the following is not a type of heat transfer?
Convection
Conduction
Temperature
Radiation
Which type of heat transfer takes place in liquids?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Differences in __________ causes air to move.
Density
Air pressure
Altitude
Temperature
Both A and B
Wind speed is measured by ________.
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
True or false: Local winds are caused by unequal heating of earth’s surface within a small area.
True
False
Trade winds and jet streams are both types of _______ winds
Local winds
Global winds
We know that the atmosphere is the envelope of gases that surrounds the planet. Which of the following is a part of the atmosphere.
dust
water vapor
Nitrogen
Oxygen
All of the above
What is water vapor?
Water in the form of a solid
Water in the form of a gas
Water in the form of a liquid
Why doesn't air pressure crush you?
It pushes on you in all directions
it is too light
It is not in the troposphere
Suppose you’re on a hot-air balloon flight. Describe how air pressure would change during your flight.
The air would get denser
The air would get less dense
What is visible light
The reason why the sky is blue
The colors of the rainbow
The reason why you get sub burn
The heat that you feel from the sun.
