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WorksheetsUnit 5 Exam Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which two layers of the atmosphere are characterized by decreasing temperatures with increasing altitude?
stratosphere, thermosphere
troposphere, mesosphere
stratosphere, mesosphere
troposphere, thermosphere
Where does most of Earth's weather occur?
troposphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
What would most likely happen if Earth did not have an atmosphere?
Humans and animals would not survive because the oxygen level would increase, but plants would survive because the carbon dioxide level would remain the same.
Humans and animals would survive because they would have more oxygen to breathe, and plants would survive because the carbon dioxide level would increase.
Humans and animals would survive because the oxygen level would remain the same, but plants would not survive because the level of carbon dioxide would decrease.
Humans and animals would not survive because they would not have oxygen to breathe, and plants would not survive without the carbon dioxide provided by humans and animals.
What is the correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from innermost to outermost?
mesosphere-stratosphere-thermosphere-troposphere
troposphere-stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere
stratosphere-thermosphere-troposphere-mesosphere
thermosphere-mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere
Which best describes how heat flows?
Heat flows from a cold object to a hot object and can cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a hot object to a cold object and can cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a cold object to a hot object but will not cause an object's temperature to change.
Heat flows from a hot object to a cold object but will not cause an object's temperature to change.
Ben is boiling water to make pasta. He leaves his metal stirring spoon in the boiling water for a few minutes. What will most likely happen to the temperature of the metal spoon?
The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because cold energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.
The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because heat energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.
The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because heat energy from the boiling water will transfer to the spoon.
The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because cold energy from the boiling water will transfer to the spoon.
Which of the following is correct when convection occurs in the atmosphere?
Cool air rises and warm air sinks.
Cool air sinks and warm air rises.
Cool and warm air sink.
Cool and warm air rise.
The air pressure above a large body of water off the coast of Florida is much higher compared to the air above the coast. What direction would the wind blow in this situation?
from the ocean, vertically into the sky
from the ocean to the coast
from the coast to the ocean
from the coast, vertically into the sky
Why would a wind farm, an area with many windmills used to generate electricity, be built near a beach?
The Sun provides the energy for the solar panels that power the windmills.
The Sun heats up the water which is used for electricity that powers the windmills.
The Sun provides the energy to produce the wind at the beach that powers the windmills.
The Sun heats up the ground which releases energy that powers the engines of the windmills.
Which term refers to a system of winds found north and south of the equator that blows toward the equator from the northeast and southeast?
doldrums
trade winds
polar easterlies
prevailing westerlies
Which situation would most likely result in a thunderstorm?
A warm air mass collides with a cool air mass.
A warm air mass collides with a warm air mass.
A warm air mass rapidly increases in altitude.
A warm air mass rapidly decreases in altitude.
Where is a thunderstorm most likely to form?
in the center of a large mass of cold, dry air
in the center of a large mass of warm, humid air
where two masses of warm, humid air collide with each other
where a warm, humid air mass collides with a dry, cold air mass
Which of the following statements explains why the tops of mountains are cold?
Higher elevations have areas of high pressure that cool the air.
Snow covering the mountains keeps the air cold at high altitudes.
Air is cooled as it moves to areas of lower pressure at high elevations.
Mountaintops are usually covered in clouds so that heat from the Sun is blocked.
What characteristic do thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes all share?
They all form over dry and hot desert regions.
They are all easily predicted by weather forecasters.
They are all formed when warm and moist air rapidly rises.
They always cause severe damage to land and property.
Where does the energy that powers a hurricane originate?
from funnel clouds
outside a stationary front
outside subliming water
from warm and moist air
Which circumstances will cause a tropical storm or hurricane to strengthen? Select all that apply.
if it moves over cooler water
if it moves from water to land
if it moves over warmer water
if there is a decrease in atmospheric moisture
if there is an increase in atmospheric moisture
For a hurricane to develop over ocean water, the water temperature must reach
70 degrees.
75 degrees.
80 degrees.
85 degrees.
Tornadoes are formed when wind speed increases and wind direction changes. What other conditions exist in the atmosphere when a tornado forms?
very dry and warm conditions in the lower atmosphere and very cool conditions in the upper atmosphere
very dry and warm conditions in the lower atmosphere and very warm conditions in the upper atmosphere
very humid and warm conditions in the lower atmosphere and very cool conditions in the upper atmosphere
very humid and warm conditions in the lower atmosphere and very warm conditions in the upper atmosphere
