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UNIT 3 "The atmosphere and it's environmental impact"

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the ground?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

2.

Which layer of the atmosphere blocks gamma radiation?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

In which layer of the atmosphere can you find the ozone layer?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

6.

Which layer of the atmosphere burns up most meteoriods before they can hit the Earth's surface?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

7.

Which layer of the atmosphere can be found between 10-50 km in altitude?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

8.

Which layer of the atmosphere can be found between 50-85 km in altitude?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

9.

Which layer of the atmosphere can be found between 85-400 km in altitude?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

10.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outer most layer of our atmosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

11.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the first to absorb the sun's radiation?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

12.

In which layer of the atmosphere do satelites orbit?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

13.

Which layer of the atmosphere absorbs U.V. radiation?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

14.

What type of current causes wind?

a)

conduction

b)

convección

c)

radiation

d)

thermal

15.

Which layer contains all weather?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

16.

Which gas is the most common through all the layers?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

17.

This is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

18.

Important gases for weather conditions found in the troposphere.

a)

carbon dioxide and water vapor

b)

water vapor and oxygen

c)

water vapor and nitrogen

d)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

19.

As altitude increases, temperature ____________ in the troposphere.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

does not change

20.

Air pressure __________________ through the layers farther out from the surface of Earth.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

does not change

21.

Which is the 2nd layer from Earth?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

22.

Which layer is in the middle?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

23.

Which gas makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

24.

Which gas makes up 21% of our atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

25.

Which layer is farthest from Earth?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

26.

Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?

a)

You are closer to the Sun

b)

Atmospheric gases become thinner

c)

There is more carbon dioxide

d)

There is no oxygen in the troposphere

27.

Which statement is true about the stratosphere?

a)

The temperature gets warmer the higher you go

b)

The temperature gets colder the higher you go

c)

There is more oxygen the higher you go

d)

There is more carbon dioxide the higher you go

28.

Why does Earth's atmosphere have layers?

a)

Because of oxygen

b)

Because of density

c)

Because of nitrogen

d)

Because of solar energy

29.

Which layer produces auroras in its ionosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

30.

Gases in the atmosphere absorb and hold heat to Earth using the

a)

greenhouse effect

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

greenhouse phenomenon

d)

greenhouse layer

31.

What is an instrument used to measure air pressure?

a)

thermometer

b)

wind vane

c)

barometer

d)

pluviometer

32.

What is an instrument used to measure air temperature?

a)

thermometer

b)

wind vane

c)

barometer

d)

pluviometer

e)

wind sock

33.

What is an instrument used to measure air the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period?

a)

thermometer

b)

wind vane

c)

barometer

d)

pluviometer

e)

wind sock

34.

What is an instrument used to measure the water vapor content of air or the humidity?

a)

thermometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

barometer

d)

pluviometer

e)

wind sock

35.

What is a conical textile tube, which resembles a giant sock, designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed?

a)

thermometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

barometer

d)

pluviometer

e)

wind sock

36.
What does ozone in the atmosphere do?
a)
it absorbs and traps heat energy
b)
it provides a place for water vapor to condense
c)
it protects against harmful uv radiation
d)
it helps plants grow
37.
Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  
a)
droughts
b)
flooding
c)
melting of polar ice caps
d)
all of the above
39.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
40.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude 
b)
Shock waves from clouds 
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
d)
The rotation of the earth
41.
When heat rises cools then sinks 
a)
high pressure 
b)
convection current 
c)
low pressure 
d)
stratospheric pressure  
42.
When heat rises cools then sinks 
a)
high pressure 
b)
convection current 
c)
low pressure 
d)
stratospheric pressure  
43.

This is an image demonstrating...

a)

Tornado Formation

b)

The Greenhouse Effect

c)

Hurricane Formation

44.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

c)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

45.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
46.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
47.

Where is the Ozone Layer found in our atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere (lower portion)

b)

Stratosphere (upper portion)

48.

When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?

a)

They are exposed to Smog

b)

Nothing happens

c)

They are exposed to Acid Rain

d)

They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation

49.

_____ forms when ground-level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight. Choose the best answer

a)

smog

b)

emissions

c)

acid precipitation

d)

air quality

50.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
51.
For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?
a)
Above 0 degrees celsius
b)
Below 0 degrees celsius
c)
Freezing
d)
Warmer at the ground than high in the air
52.

Which two conditions are required for cloud formation?

a)

high humidity & warm temperatures

b)

high humidity & cool temperatures

c)

warm temperatures & the presence of particles

d)

cool temperatures & the presence of particles

53.

Clouds that form very near the ground are called _______________.

a)

smog

b)

haze

c)

fog

d)

dust

54.

Clouds are formed by the process of ______________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

collection

55.
For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?
a)
Above 0 degrees celsius
b)
Below 0 degrees celsius
c)
Freezing
d)
Warmer at the ground than high in the air
56.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
57.

What is precipitation?

a)

solids falling from the sky

b)

precipitation

c)

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

d)

liquids falling from the sky

58.
Lvl 3: A large thunderstorm is forming inside a nimbus cloud. The wind is very strong and the temperature varies between 40 degrees and 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Which form of precipitation will most likely form?
a)
Rain
b)
Hail
c)
Snow
d)
None
59.

Which of the following shows a picture of hail?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

Ice crystals

a)

Glaze

b)

Rime

c)

Snow

d)

Hail

61.

Liquid droplets

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

62.
Snow is most common is which season?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
63.

The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

a)

wind

b)

climate

c)

high pressure

d)

air pressure

64.

All wind are caused by differences in ____________.

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

air pressure

d)

climate

65.

Cool air has __________ pressure.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

medium

d)

unknown

66.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
67.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
68.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
69.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
70.

Which one shows a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.
Most of the damage done by a hurricane is the result of _____
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
tornadoes
d)
lightning
72.
What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph?
a)
thunderstorms
b)
severe thunderstorms
c)
tornadoes
d)
hurricanes
73.
What do hurricanes feed on?
a)
warm tropical water
b)
hot water
c)
cold artic water
d)
rain
74.
If the water temperature increases, what will happen to the strength of hurricanes?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same

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