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Atmopshere!

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
3.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
4.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
5.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
6.
Where is the air pressure the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Where is the altitude the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.

a)

Oxygen, Nitrogen

b)

Nitrogen, Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

9.

As altitude increases, air pressure....

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Goes up and down

10.

The ozone layer is a sublayer of the ________ layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

11.
a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

high pressure

d)

low pressure

12.
a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

high pressure

d)

low pressure

13.
a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

high pressure

d)

low pressure

14.
a)

cold air moving into an area

b)

warm air moving into an area

c)

humid air over an area

d)

dry air over an area

15.
a)

cold air moving into an area

b)

warm air moving into an area

c)

humid air over an area

d)

dry air over an area

16.
a)

Cold air is approaching Location A

b)

Warm air is approaching Location A

c)

Cold air is approaching Location B

d)

Warm air is approaching Location B

17.
a)

Location A would produce the strongest cyclones

b)

Location B would produce the strongest cyclones

c)

Location C would produce the strongest cyclones

d)

Location D would produce the strongest cyclones

18.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
19.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
20.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
wind vane
b)
hydrometer 
c)
rain gauge 
d)
anemometer 
21.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
22.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
23.

This instrument can tell you if a storm is coming your way. It is called a?

a)

hygrometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

thermometer

24.

The _____ protects us from Earth's harmful UV rays.

a)

Ozone

b)

Troposphere

c)

Clouds

d)

Exosphere

25.

The substances listed on the right side of a chemical equation are the

a)

Yields

b)

Reactants

c)

Products

d)

Precipitates

26.

The substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation are the

a)

Products

b)

Coefficients

c)

Precipitates

d)

Reactants

27.
The majority of an atom's mass exists where?
a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the electron cloud
c)
In the space between the nucleus and the electrons
d)
In the neutrons
28.
What are electrons?
a)
Positively charged particles
b)
Neutrally charged particles
c)
Negatively charged particles
d)
Uncharged particles
29.

What subatomic particle orbits around the nucleus?

a)

Leptons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Electrons

30.

What does the atomic number tell you?

a)

How many neutrons are in an atom

b)

How many electrons are in the nucleus

c)

How many protons are in an atom

d)

How much the atom weighs

31.

What charge does a neutron have?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Negative and Positive

32.

Which noble gas has 18 protons?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Argon

d)

Calcium

33.

Group 17 is known as the

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Alkali Metals

34.

Which of the following objects is opaque

a)

wood

b)

glass

c)

frosted glass

d)

air

35.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye

a)

Infrared

b)

Gamma

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Visible Light

36.

The Compression part of a sound wave is when

a)

The particles are closer together

b)

The particles are spread apart

c)

The particles are moving faster

d)

The particles are moving slower

37.

Arrows are close together on a force field when the force is

a)

stronger

b)

weaker

c)

opposite

38.

Earth has a magnetic field that is similar to a bar magnet's magnetic field.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Electromagnets are useful in industry such as a junk yard because they

a)

have strong north and south poles

b)

are easy to lift

c)

can be turned off and on