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ENV SCI Chapter 13- Atmosphere and Climate Change

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The warm climate zone near the equator:

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Polar Zone

c)

Temperate Zone

d)

Climate

2.

The cold climate zone near both poles:

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Polar Zone

c)

Temperate Zone

d)

Climate

3.

The area between the tropical and the polar zones with seasonal climate:

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Polar Zone

c)

Temperate Zone

d)

Climate

4.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon

5.

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Climate

c)

El Niño

d)

La Niña

6.

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Climate

7.

Sea or land breeze over a large region that can bring heavy rain:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Sunspots

8.

Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:

a)

Sunspots

b)

Ice Age

c)

La Niña

d)

Global Warming

9.

Dark, cooler regions on the surface of the sun that causes Earth's temperature to rise:

a)

Ice Age

b)

Monsoon

c)

Sunspots

d)

Leeward

10.

A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:

a)

El Niño

b)

La Niña

c)

Sunspots

d)

Global Warming

11.

A cold-water event in the Pacific ocean that brings colder than normal winter weather:

a)

El Niño

b)

La Niña

c)

Global Warming

d)

Sunspots

12.

A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:

a)

Global Warming

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

El Niño

d)

Climate

13.

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major one:

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

Global Warming

c)

Sunspot

d)

CFCs

14.

Chlorine compounds that are the main cause of the ozone hole:

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

CFCs

c)

Global Warming

d)

Monsoon

15.

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

a)

Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

b)

Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

c)

The weather at the polar regions

d)

The directions that ships travel in the oceans

16.

During an El Nino, it rains

a)

in the central Pacific

b)

in the FAR western Pacific

c)

in the western Pacific

d)

In all of the Pacific

17.

How often do El Nino events occur?

a)

2-5 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-10 years

18.

The image is of a(n):

a)

El Nino event

b)

La Nina event

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

19.

The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

a)

Non-El Nino (Normal)

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

20.

The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

21.

Without question, ENSO events:

a)

Are preventable

b)

Eliminate sources of rain

c)

Are really scary

d)

Impact everyone on the planet somehow

22.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
23.

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

a)

El Nino poisons the fish

b)

El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

c)

El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

d)

El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

24.

The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the

a)

ozone hole

b)

ozone gap

c)

ozone space

d)

ozone void

25.

Ozone is formed in the

a)

troposhere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

26.

Skin cancers can be formed by

a)

UV

b)

UVA

c)

UVB

d)

UVC

27.

SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays

a)

radio

b)

magnetic

c)

ultraviolet

d)

infrared

28.

Gamma radiation can be used to treat

a)

cataracts

b)

sunburn

c)

reduced crop yields

d)

cancer

29.

What is the normal amounts of ozone in the atmosphere?

a)

100

b)

160

c)

200

d)

300

30.

The concentration of ozone is measured in _____ units. The blue and purple colours represent ____ levels of ozone.

a)

Dobson , Low

b)

Dobson , High

c)

Dobson , zero

31.

What is the concentration (amount) of ozone measured in?

a)

Kg

b)

mg

c)

DU

d)

N

32.

What is the correct equation for the breakdown of ozone?

a)

O3 + UV ---> O3 + energy

b)

O3 + UV ---> O2 + O

c)

O2 + O + UV ---> O3

d)

Ozone cannot be broken down

33.

When Hazza Al Mansouri travelled to space, which layer of the atmosphere was he in?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesophere

d)

thermosphere

34.
When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss?
a)
Methane (CH4)
b)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
c)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
d)
Flourinated gases
35.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False