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Air Temperature

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air temperature changes the most because

a)

The sun heats the air

b)

The sun heats the surface and the surface heats the air

c)

The sun heats ocean which heats the land.

2.

How does temperature increase?

a)

Energy is removed

b)

Energy is added

c)

Energy is added, then it is removed.

3.

How does temperature decrease?

a)

energy is added and then removed

b)

energy is added

c)

energy is removed

4.

Temperature is affected by

a)

distance from continents

b)

distance from landforms

c)

distance from the equator

5.

Which location is warmer?

a)

The North and South pole

b)

The equator

6.

The lines that determine distance from the equator are called?

a)

altitude

b)

latitude

c)

meters

7.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
8.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
9.

How often do El Nino events occur?

a)

2-5 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-10 years

10.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
11.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It does what it wants
12.

The __________is the lowest layer and is closest to the earth surface

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

13.

__________is the most important layer as all weather phenomena like the formation of clouds ,fog ,frost, etc. occurs here.

a)

stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

14.

______________ layer is almost free from all types of weather phenomena.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

15.

Jet planes fly in this layer_______.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

16.

Ozone is formed in the

a)

troposhere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

17.

Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

visible light

d)

ultraviolet

18.

Ozone is made of which chemical element?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

19.
Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?
a)
Ozone
b)
Troposphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Exosphere
20.
A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what? 
a)
Fronts
b)
Air Masses
c)
A cold front
d)
A warm front
21.

Most of the energy in the world comes from the ________.

a)

moon

b)

ocean

c)

sun

22.

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

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

23.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere