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WorksheetsFourth Nine Weeks' Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the gases in Earth’s atmosphere in order of most abundant to least?
a)
nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor
b)
water vapor, oxygen, nitrogen
c)
oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor
2.
How does temperature change in the troposphere?
a)
It increases with height.
b)
It decreases with height.
c)
It increases and then decreases with height.
3.
What happens to the Sun’s radiation after it reaches Earth?
a)
Clouds reflect most of it.
b)
Earth’s surface absorbs about half of it.
c)
The atmosphere absorbs about 90 percent of it.
4.
What causes wind?
a)
temperature inversions
b)
convection in the mesosphere
c)
unequal heating of Earth’s surface
5.
protects Earth from Sun’s harmful waves
a)
radon
b)
land breeze
c)
ozone
d)
Clean Air Act
6.
helped decrease U.S. air pollution
a)
radon
b)
land breeze
c)
ozone
d)
Clean Air Act
7.
indoor air pollutant
a)
radon
b)
land breeze
c)
ozone
d)
Clean Air Act
8.
local wind that blows toward the sea
a)
radon
b)
land breeze
c)
ozone
d)
Clean Air Act
9.
thermal energy transfer between touching objects
a)
convection
b)
unstable air
c)
stable air
d)
conduction
10.
can cause temperature inversions
a)
convection
b)
unstable air
c)
stable air
d)
conduction
11.
thermal energy transfer by matter in motion
a)
convection
b)
unstable air
c)
stable air
d)
conduction
12.
causes stormy weather
a)
convection
b)
unstable air
c)
stable air
d)
conduction
13.
Air pressure is greatest in Earth’s
a)
mesosphere.
b)
troposphere.
c)
stratosphere.
d)
thermosphere.
14.
makes up about 21 percent of Earth’s atmosphere.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Water vapor
d)
Carbon dioxide
15.
Global and local winds form as air moves from
a)
east to west.
b)
west to east.
c)
a low-pressure area to a high-pressure area.
d)
a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area.
16.
Infrared radiation that is directed back toward Earth produces
a)
ground-level ozone.
b)
the greenhouse effect.
c)
extreme temperatures in the exosphere.
d)
air-pressure changes in the troposphere.
17.
occurs when the ground heats the air directly
a)
land breeze
b)
thunderstorm
c)
convection
d)
conduction
18.
forms when rapidly rising air cools on a sunny
a)
land breeze
b)
thunderstorm
c)
convection
d)
conduction
19.
energy transfer that is responsible for most energy transfer in the atmosphere
a)
land breeze
b)
thunderstorm
c)
convection
d)
conduction
20.
local wind that blows toward the sea
a)
land breeze
b)
thunderstorm
c)
convection
d)
conduction
21.
Which topic is NOT a weather variable?
a)
Doppler radar
b)
air temperature
c)
relative humidity
22.
Air moves outward from a
a)
stationary front.
b)
tropical air mass.
c)
high-pressure system.
23.
air mass has the greatest effect on weather in Florida.
a)
maritime polar
b)
maritime tropical
c)
continental tropical
24.
A cold front brings
a)
severe storms
b)
steady rain or snow
c)
cloudy skies and light rain
25.
Which type of precipitation does NOT reach Earth in a frozen form?
a)
hail
b)
rain
c)
snow
26.
Hurricanes form when
a)
A. a cold front meets a warm front.
b)
B. updrafts in a thunderstorm rotate.
c)
C. warm, moist air rises over an ocean.
27.
Air pressure is measured with a(n)
a)
barometer.
b)
B. anemometer.
c)
C. thermometer.
28.
The amount of water vapor in the air relative to what that air could hold is the
a)
A. dew point.
b)
B. air pressure.
c)
C. relative humidity.
29.
the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air<br />or surface below it.
a)
A. dew point
b)
humidity
c)
C. pressure
d)
D. weather
30.
temperature when air is fully saturated with water vapor
a)
A. dew point
b)
humidity
c)
C. pressure
d)
D. weather
31.
the atmospheric conditions, along with short term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
a)
A. dew point
b)
humidity
c)
C. pressure
d)
D. weather
32.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
A. dew point
b)
humidity
c)
C. pressure
d)
D. weather
33.
Which place would have a mild climate?
a)
a city at low latitude
b)
a city in a rain shadow
c)
a city at high altitude
34.
Where would afternoon temperatures be highest?
a)
over a large farm
b)
over a steep mountain
c)
over a large shopping mall
35.
Which climate has hot summers, cool winters, and little precipitation?
a)
a dry climate
b)
a mild climate
c)
a tropical climate
36.
What causes Earth’s seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt on its axis
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
Earth's distance from the Sun
37.
Wind circulation patterns that change with the seasons are called
a)
deforestation
b)
droughts
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
monsoons
e)
rain shadows
38.
is large-scale cutting or burning of large numbers of trees in<br />an area.
a)
deforestation
b)
droughts
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
monsoons
e)
rain shadows
39.
Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation is absorbed by
a)
deforestation
b)
droughts
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
monsoons
e)
rain shadows
40.
are on the downwind side of a mountain.
a)
deforestation
b)
droughts
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
monsoons
e)
rain shadows
41.
Periods of below-average amounts of rain or snow are
a)
deforestation
b)
droughts
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
monsoons
e)
rain shadows
42.
protects Earth from the Sun’s harmful waves
a)
ozone
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
temperature inversion<br />
d)
nonpoint source
43.
helped decrease air pollution
a)
ozone
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
temperature inversion<br />
d)
nonpoint source
44.
prevents air from mixing and traps pollutants
a)
ozone
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
temperature inversion<br />
d)
nonpoint source
45.
pollution from a widespread area
a)
ozone
b)
Clean Air Act
c)
temperature inversion<br />
d)
nonpoint source
46.
Prevailing winds in Antarctica are called
a)
A. trade winds.
b)
B. polar easterlies.
c)
C. prevailing westerlies.
d)
D. equatorial northerlies.
47.
Which statement is true of the solar radiation that reaches Earth?
a)
A. About 50 percent of it is absorbed by Earth’s surface.
b)
B. About 90 percent of it is reflected by land and water.
c)
C. About 45 percent of it is reflected by the atmosphere.
d)
D. About 40 percent of it is absorbed by the atmosphere.
48.
Which statement is true in all layers of Earth’s atmosphere?
a)
A. Air pressure decreases with an increase in altitude.
b)
B. Air temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
c)
C. A decrease in air temperature causes a decrease in air pressure.
d)
D. An increase in air temperature causes an increase in air pressure.
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