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AIR AND WATER

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

2.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ionosphere?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

5.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to solar radiation.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

6.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to the ozone trapping heat.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

7.

Temperature decreases with height in the ______ because there is nothing but thin air.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

8.

Temperature decreases with height in the ______ because the heat from the surface rises and cools.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

9.

Which is not a factor that influences daily weather?

a)

heat

b)

air pressure

c)

elevation

d)

moisture

10.

What is the term for the day to day conditions of the atmosphere?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

hurrican

d)

global wind

11.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 60 and 90 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

12.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 30 and 60 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

13.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 0 and 30 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

14.

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

15.

Ray of sunlight hitting the equator directly results in:

a)

fires

b)

cold weather

c)

a low pressure system

d)

a high pressure system

16.

What protects the earth from harmful UV rays from the sun?

a)

clouds

b)

ionosphere

c)

nitrogen gases

d)

the ozone

17.

Which type of cloud is this?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

18.

Which type of cloud is this?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

19.

What do you call the part of the atmosphere where molecules escape into space?

a)

doldrums

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

dead zone

20.

Which type of cloud is this?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

21.

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

22.

Occurs when air encounters a mountain and is pushed upwards

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

23.

The gas that makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

24.

Air that is concentrated together as a result of encountering a landform, such as a canyon

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

25.

Lowest layer of the atmosphere

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

26.

"atmo-" means

a)

gas or vapor

b)

water

c)

Earth or rocks

d)

life

27.

The air we breathe is mostly made of

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

28.

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

29.

Weather happens in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

30.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

31.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

32.

Meteor showers occur in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

33.

As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get

a)

colder

b)

warmer

34.

These buildings are an example of

a)

wind funnel

b)

lifting

c)

rain shadow effect

35.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

36.

This is an example of

a)

rain shadow effect

b)

lifting

c)

wind funnel

37.

Lifting occurs when mountains push air

a)

up

b)

down

38.

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

ozone

d)

water vapor

39.

Evaporation of water cools Earth

a)

True

b)

False

40.
A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of:
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
41.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
42.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
43.
A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called what?
a)
Rigidity
b)
Moisture
c)
Humidity
d)
Fog
44.
When warm air rises and cools high in the atmosphere and then sinks to the earth creates _________ currents
a)
convection
b)
surface
c)
deep
d)
precipitaiton
45.
What is the layer of the atmosphere in which meteors will burn up?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
46.
This type of heat transfer is due to direct contact.
a)
Radiation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
47.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
48.
The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
c)
mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
d)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
49.
The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
mesosphere
50.
The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
51.
The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
52.
The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up
a)
mesosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
53.
A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of:
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation