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SOCIAL SCIENCE CH-4 Air

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the best options- ___________________ are the affects of global warming

a)

increasing population

b)

extinction of certain species

c)

Flooding in coastal areas

d)

Smoke from factories

2.

The approximate percentage of carbon di oxide in the air is ?

a)

0.003%

b)

78%

c)

0.093%

d)

0.03%

3.

Which instrument is used to record the direction of wind

a)

Rain gauge

b)

Wind vane

c)

wind mill

d)

Barometer

4.

WHY DO WE HAVE DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ?

a)

as weather is fixed condition of a place for a long period of time

b)

as weather is hour to hour day to day condition of atmosphere

c)

weather makes one irritable

d)

None of the above

5.

The height of stratosphere is approximately

a)

30km

b)

80-400km

c)

80km

d)

50km

6.

SELCT THE BEST OPTION - What is the standard unit of measuring temperature ? who in invented it

a)

FARHANIEGHT , ANDERS CELSIUS

b)

FARHANIEGHT , Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

c)

CELSIUS, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

d)

CELSIUS, ANDERS CELSIUS

7.

Radio transmission takes place in EXOSPHERE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

CAN'T BE DETERMINED

d)

-------------

8.

SELECT THE BEST OPTION- AIR PRESSURE IS _____________________________

a)

Highest at sea level increases with height

b)

Lowest at sea level increases with height

c)

Lowest at sea level decreases with height

d)

Highest at sea level decreases with height

9.

AIR MOVES FROM (a)   (please type your answer with caps loc on ,in CAPITAL)

10.

Horizontal distribution of ______________ is influenced by temperature of air at a given place

a)

air

b)

air pressure

c)

wind

d)

sea

11.

Assertion: Astronauts have to wear special space suits filled with air when the go to the moon.

Reason: There is no air pressure on moon to counter air pressure released by there body hence they would bleed.

a)

Both assertion and reason are false

b)

Assertion is true and reason is false

c)

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion

d)

Both assertion and reason are true reason is the correct explanation for assertion

12.

Assertion: Low pressure areas associated with wet weather and cloudy skies.

Reason: High pressure areas are associated with sunny skies.

a)

both 'A' and 'R' are false

b)

Both are true but 'R' is not the correct explanation for 'A'

c)

Both are true but 'R' is the correct explanation for 'A'

d)

'R' is true , 'A' is false

13.

An important factor that influences the distribution of temperature is ?

a)

Insolation

b)

Air pressure

14.

Assertion: temperature decreases from equator towards poles.

Reason: incoming solar energy intercepted by earth decreases from equator towards poles

a)

'R' is true , 'A' is false

b)

Both are true but 'R' is the correct explanation for 'A'

c)

Both are true but 'R' is not the correct explanation for 'A'

d)

'A' is false but 'R' is true

15.

As air rises in the atmosphere, it cools and water vapor condenses, forming a_______________

a)

cloud

b)

rainbow

c)

sunset

d)

tornado

16.

We usually have to wear coats in December because it is cold is an example of...

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

17.

Which layer has the highest air pressure

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

18.

Where is air pressure the greatest?

a)

at the top of a mountain

b)

at the foot of the mountain

c)

the air pressure is the same

d)

halfway up the mountain

19.

Why are greenhouse gases like CO2 & methane important to Earth's climate?

a)

They allow heat from Earth to escape the atmosphere

b)

They trap the Sun's energy so that Earth's surface is warm

20.

Easterlies are example of local winds

a)

False

b)

True