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weather + age of earth.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many layers of the atmosphere are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which Layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

3.

What is an air front?

a)

The rising and falling of warm and cool air.

b)

a mixture of air masses.

c)

Two different air masses meeting

4.

What are the names of the layer in the atmosphere?

(a)  

5.

Predict what weather would occur if there was a low-pressure system over Seattle?

a)

The sky would be calm

b)

There would be a slight rain

c)

The sky would be cloudy and precipitation

6.
What kind of weather happens during a cold front?
a)
Light rain or light snow
b)
Heavy rain or heavy snow
c)
Clear skies, temp. warms
d)
Clear skies, temp. cools
7.
It's been like this for the last 3 days. What kind of front is shown?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
8.

What kind of weather will you see in a high-pressure area?

a)

Clear, sunny weather

b)

Hot, sunny weather

c)

Precipitation (rain and snow)

d)

Light breezes

9.

This image is the symbol for which type of front?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

10.

What is lateral sliding

a)

its a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries

b)

volcano exploding

c)

its when two tectonic plates slide past each other.

11.

What are the 3 type of rocks

a)

metamorphic, the rock, rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary

and metamorphic

c)

igneous, Andesite diorite

d)

Bedrock, obsidian, cobblestone

12.

The Earth is about __________yeras old.

a)

50.6 million years

b)

4.5 billion years old

c)

4.5 million years old

d)

4.5 trillion years old

13.

Which of the following answers are Era? (tick more than 1)

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Methozoic

14.

What is the techniques using by Scientist to determine the age of the Earth?

a)

Selective dating

b)

Chemical dating

c)

Relative dating

d)

Absolute dating

15.
Which would be an example of a fossil?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Oyster Pearl
c)
Dinosaur Footprint
d)
  Rotting Log
16.

Whats a rock

a)

A rock is not a naturally occuring solid mass.

b)

Dwanye the Rock Johnson

c)

A rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.

d)

It is a solid object

17.

Whats the closest relative of T-rex

a)

Dog

b)

peacock

c)

Chicken

d)

turkey

18.

What information did Clair Patterson use to find the age of Earth?

a)

He googled it

b)

He Messured the rock layers.

c)

He used uranium to lead isotopes in metoerites.

d)

He messured the age of the fossils and used that.

19.

How to oceans form hurricanes?

a)

warm air over the equator rises and faster than cold air from the poles

b)

warm waters provide the energy for hurricanes

c)

cold water provides the energy for hurricanes

d)

cold air at the poles is more dense and falls faster than warm air from the equator

20.

Did you enjoy the Quiz?

a)

Yes it was awsome

b)

No

c)

It was ok i guess

d)

ya it was good