WorksheetsESS Unit 5 - Atmosphere and Oceans Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
The envelope of gases surrounding a gravitation body is known as what?
Sun
Atmosphere
Moon
Ionoosphere
What are the most common 2 elements in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Argon
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen and Hydrogen
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Of the following, which is LEAST present in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Argon
Oxygen
Methane
Weather occurs in which layer?
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Earthspere
Which layer does good ozone exist?
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Earthspere
What is another word for bad ozone?
Photochemical smog
Tropospheric Ozone
Pollution
All of the above
Which layer has the highest atmospheric density?
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Earthspere
Which layer has the highest atmospheric pressure?
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Earthspere
Which of the following is not a temperature boundary?
Mesopause
Stratopause
Tropopause
Exopause
Which layer is the hottest layer?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Which atmospheric layer do satellites orbit in?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Where does the spaceship orbit?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
What is the scientific name of the spectacular display of a natural electrical phenomenon characterized boy beautiful colors in the ionosphere that is also protecting us?
Aurora Borealis
Dawn
Lightning
Sun
The temperature at which water droplets begin to condense is known as what?
sea level
dew point
low pressure
rain
Which layer do meteors typically burn up in?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
What height does the troposphere extend to?
10 km
14 km
25 km
30 km
What height does the Stratosphere extend to?
20 km
24 km
35 km
50 km
Which three layers contain the ionosphere?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Which of the following reflect the sun's radiation? (more than one apply)
Clouds
Oceans
Water Vapor
Ice
The temperature increases throughout which two of the following?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
There temperature decreases throughout which two of the following?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
In the image, which atmospheric layer is labeled as "X"?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Which is not a name of an ocean?
Southern
Northern
Pacific
Atlantic
What percentage of the planet is covered by water?
10
50
70
80
What percentage of all water is fresh water like lakes, rivers, aquifers, glaciers, and ice caps?
0.5
3
5
10
Which 4 elements are most abundant in the oceans?
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sodium, Chlorine
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Magnesium, Chlorine
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Water, Salt
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Silica, Nitrogen
Where does the energy come from to heat the ocean?
Sun
Natural Resources
Moon
Boats
The ___ helps distribute heat around the globe.
Oceans
Boats
Glaciers
Fish
What drives weather patterns and global climate?
Surface Ocean Currents
Deep Ocean Currents
Earth's Rotation
Politicians
Circulating air is deflected towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere because the Earth rotates on its axis, is also known as the what?
Coriolis Effect
Cornelius Effect
Wind
Land Breeze
___ is the measure of the amount of dissolved salt in water. It is measured in ___.
Salinity, ppm
Salinity, ppt
Aqua, ppm
Liquid, ppt
Deep ocean currents are driven by differences in ___ and___.
Temperature and pressure
Salinity and temperature
Cold and hot
Wet and dry
Tides are caused by what force?
Moon
Sun
Amount of fish
Coastal Construction
In the picture, which labeled area of the ocean has the lowest salinity?
A
B
C
D
In the picture, which labeled area of the ocean has the highest salinity?
A
B
C
D
How is the ocean most commonly polluted?
It is not polluted
Runoff
Trash from boaters
Fish excrement
What causes warm water to rise and cold water to sink?
Wind
Conduction
Convection Currents
Algae
The densest ocean water has a ___ temperature and a ___ salinity.
low, high
high, low
low, low
high, high
Salinity is consistently ___ toward the equator and ___ in the poles?
high, low
low, high
low, low
high, high
Which atmosphere layer does weather typically exist in?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
What drives weather patters/wind?
Wind
Conduction
Convection Currents
Algae
When hot air is rising, it is known as
low pressure
high pressure
cool pressure
warm pressure
The boundary between two different temperature air masses is called a what?
Front
Low
High
Stationary
Which type of front is produced when a cold front takes over a warm front?
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Which front is constantly being pushed above the other?
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Which type of front produces powerful storms and thunderstorms?
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
___ are used to measure temperature and ___ are used to measure pressure.
Barometer, wind vane
Thermometer, Barometer
Weather balloon, Anemometer
Barometer, Thermometer
When cool air is falling, it is known as what?
low pressure
high pressure
cool pressure
warm pressure
Which type of front produces a stronger storm?
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
What percent of the sun's radiation is reflected back to space?
2%
10%
15%
30-35%
