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WorksheetsUnit 4 Quick Review (mostly atmosphere)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
2.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains water vapor?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
3.
Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers starting from Earth's surface?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
Thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere
c)
Exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d)
mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere
4.
Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds
a)
I only
b)
I and II only
c)
II and III only
d)
III only
5.
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
a)
soil
b)
snow
c)
water
d)
pavement
6.
According to Plate Tectonic Theory, the reason the plates move is
a)
Surface winds push the plates
b)
The weight of the ocean forces the plates to move
c)
Large monsters under the crust are moving the plates
d)
Convection currents within the earth's mantle move the plates
7.
From top to bottom, name the layers of soil.
a)
bedrock, topsoil, humus, clay
b)
humus, topsoil, clay,silt
c)
humus, topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
d)
humus, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
8.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
9.
How does the Coriolis Effect influence hurricanes and cyclones
a)
determines how powerful they will be
b)
determines where they will go
c)
determines where they form
d)
determines the direction of the wind rotation
10.
If the Earth did not rotate, air at the Equator would simply
a)
Sink and move toward the poles.
b)
Rise and move toward the poles.
c)
Stay stationary.
d)
None of the above.
11.
As a result of the Coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere, winds are deflected:
a)
At a 45° angle from the original direction.
b)
At a 90° angle from the original direction.
c)
To the right of the original direction.
d)
To the left of the original direction.
12.
Uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun causes which of these?
a)
wind patterns
b)
cloud formation
c)
volcanic activity
d)
nutrient cycling
13.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
14.
What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect global winds?
a)
Curving of winds due to rotation of earth curves wind counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
Movement of ocean currents caused by earth rotation' counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
c)
curve of global winds caused by global rotation clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere
15.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
16.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
17.
Why we have seasons
a)
the tides
b)
Earth's tilt
c)
sun's rotation around the Earth
d)
Milankovitch cycles
18.
78% of atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
helium
d)
CO2
19.
The Coriolis effect is a result of the Earth's
a)
gravitation
b)
temperature
c)
rotation
d)
curvature
20.
Huge circuits of air that rise at the equator, drop at the tropics, and move back towards the equator
a)
Hadley cells
b)
Westerlies
c)
Sea breeze
d)
Coriolis effect
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