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Atmosphere & Weather

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 60secs

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Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere is where clouds occur?

a)

The mesosphere

b)

The troposphere

c)

The stratosphere

d)

The thermosphere

2.

This layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone Layer

a)

The troposphere

b)

The stratosphere

c)

The mesosphere

d)

The exosphere

3.

When liquid water on Earth (in lakes, rivers and oceans) is heated up by the sun's energy and turns into water vapor in the atmosphere it is called

a)

infiltration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

4.

In this layer of the atmosphere, most meteors burn up.

a)

The exosphere

b)

The thermosphere

c)

The mesosphere

d)

The stratosphere

5.

This layer of the atmosphere is where auroras occur.

a)

The troposphere

b)

The stratosphere

c)

The mesosphere

d)

The thermosphere

6.

This layer of the atmosphere reaches up to 1000°C, but doesn’t actually feel hot.

a)

The troposphere

b)

The stratosphere

c)

The mesosphere

d)

The thermosphere

7.

Which layer of the atmosphere is sometimes considered “Outer Space”?

a)

The exophere

b)

The thermosphere

c)

The mesosphere

d)

The stratosphere

8.

Infiltration is when

a)

liquid water turns into vapor

b)

frozen water turns directly into a gas, skipping the liquid phase

c)

water vapor turns back into liquid in the atmosphere and forms clouds

d)

precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soils

9.

What is the day to day change in the atmosphere for a particular area?

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

temperature

d)

climate

10.

What is the long-term change in the atmosphere for a particular area?

a)

meteorology

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

temperature

11.

Which form of severe weather occurs when wind speed & direction suddenly change and get pushed into a vertical position?

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

heat wave

d)

dust storm

12.

What type of severe weather needs a lot of warm ocean water & a mechanism to lift warm air and keep it rising?

a)

blizzard

b)

dust storn

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

13.

What type of severe weather is an extended period of well-below-average rainfall?

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

dust storm

d)

drought

14.

Wispy, high clouds made of ice crystals

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulonimbus

15.

Flat, layered clouds that form close to the ground, including fog describes which type of cloud?

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulonimbus

16.

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus