WorksheetsENV SCI Chapter 13- Atmosphere and Climate Change
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The warm climate zone near the equator:
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Temperate Zone
Climate
The cold climate zone near both poles:
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Temperate Zone
Climate
The area between the tropical and the polar zones with seasonal climate:
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Temperate Zone
Climate
The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:
Climate
Windward
Leeward
Monsoon
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:
Tropical Zone
Climate
El Niño
La Niña
The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:
Windward
Leeward
Monsoon
Climate
Sea or land breeze over a large region that can bring heavy rain:
Windward
Leeward
Monsoon
Sunspots
Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:
Sunspots
Ice Age
La Niña
Global Warming
Dark, cooler regions on the surface of the sun that causes Earth's temperature to rise:
Ice Age
Monsoon
Sunspots
Leeward
A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:
El Niño
La Niña
Sunspots
Global Warming
A cold-water event in the Pacific ocean that brings colder than normal winter weather:
El Niño
La Niña
Global Warming
Sunspots
A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:
Global Warming
Greenhouse Gas
El Niño
Climate
Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major one:
Greenhouse Gas
Global Warming
Sunspot
CFCs
Chlorine compounds that are the main cause of the ozone hole:
Greenhouse Gas
CFCs
Global Warming
Monsoon
Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common
Influence birds that migrate over the ocean
Influence rainy / dry weather world wide
The weather at the polar regions
The directions that ships travel in the oceans
During an El Nino, it rains
in the central Pacific
in the FAR western Pacific
in the western Pacific
In all of the Pacific
How often do El Nino events occur?
2-5 years
2-7 years
7-10 years
The image is of a(n):
El Nino event
La Nina event
Non-El Nino (normal conditions)
The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.
Non-El Nino (Normal)
El Nino
La Nina
The picture represents a(n) ___ event.
El Nino
La Nina
Non-El Nino (normal conditions)
Without question, ENSO events:
Are preventable
Eliminate sources of rain
Are really scary
Impact everyone on the planet somehow
Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?
El Nino poisons the fish
El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward
El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain
El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface
The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the
ozone hole
ozone gap
ozone space
ozone void
Ozone is formed in the
troposhere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
Skin cancers can be formed by
UV
UVA
UVB
UVC
SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays
radio
magnetic
ultraviolet
infrared
Gamma radiation can be used to treat
cataracts
sunburn
reduced crop yields
cancer
What is the normal amounts of ozone in the atmosphere?
100
160
200
300
The concentration of ozone is measured in _____ units. The blue and purple colours represent ____ levels of ozone.
Dobson , Low
Dobson , High
Dobson , zero
What is the concentration (amount) of ozone measured in?
Kg
mg
DU
N
What is the correct equation for the breakdown of ozone?
O3 + UV ---> O3 + energy
O3 + UV ---> O2 + O
O2 + O + UV ---> O3
Ozone cannot be broken down
When Hazza Al Mansouri travelled to space, which layer of the atmosphere was he in?
troposphere
stratosphere
mesophere
thermosphere
