WorksheetsAtm/Heating
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 38mins
78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.
Oxygen, Nitrogen
Nitrogen, Oxygen
Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
In the troposphere, the temperature _____ as altitude increases.
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Goes up and down
As altitude increases, air pressure....
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Goes up and down
The ozone layer is a sublayer of the ________ layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
Planes fly in the ozone layer
It is made up of oxygen (O2)
It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
It causes clouds to be created
In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
This layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. Satellites orbit the atmosphere in this layer.
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Ozone Layer
What layer of the atmosphere has the highest air pressure?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Why is Earth's equator warmer than the poles?
angle of the sun is more direct
it's closer to the sun
there is more water near the equator
snow at the poles keeps it cold
Which of the following factors drives all the weather on Earth, including large scale storms and local weather systems?
The Coriolis effect curves the motion of wind due to the Earth's rotation.
The Sun heats up the air at different rates, and the atmosphere
undergoes changes stabilize.
The ocean holds thermal energy more efficiently than land.
The greenhouse effect ensures that some thermal energy will always be trapped near the Earth's surface.
Which property of oceans (water) best explains why they have a major effect on climate?
They have a constant tidal movement.
They absorb gases from the atmosphere.
They hold a large amount of heat energy.
They contain large amounts of dissolved salt.
How does Earth’s tilt on it’s axis cause seasons?
It doesn’t.
Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is summer, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is winter.
Earth is not tilted.
Earth’s tilt causes seasons because when Earth is tilted on its axis toward the Sun, there is winter, and when it is tilted away from the Sun, it is summer.
