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WorksheetsCirculation of Earth’s Water & Atmosphere Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How is it possible for dust from the Sahara to end up in the Amazon?
a)
Through convection cells
b)
Due to the Coriolis effect
c)
By the movement of global winds
d)
All of the above
2.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in air pressure
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Convection cells
d)
Thermal energy
3.
What happens to air density when it gets colder?
a)
It decreases
b)
It remains the same
c)
It increases
d)
It depends on the altitude
4.
What is the horizontal movement of air commonly called?
a)
Convection
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Wind
d)
Thermal energy
5.
What causes distinct patterns of global winds?
a)
Unequal heating of Earth's surface
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Convection cells
d)
Thermal energy
6.
What is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Atmosphere
7.
What is the movement of air or fluids in a circular pattern called?
a)
Circulation
b)
Diffusion
c)
Rotation
d)
Convection
8.
What is the force exerted by the weight of the air above a given point on Earth's surface called?
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
Buoyancy
9.
Which type of energy is responsible for the Earth's temperature?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Potential Energy
d)
Radiant Energy
10.
What is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure called?
a)
Circulation
b)
Diffusion
c)
Wind
d)
Convection
11.
What is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids due to differences in temperature called?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Evaporation
12.
What is the first layer of the atmosphere (where most weather occurs)?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
13.
Which term refers to the large-scale movement of air in the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Convection
c)
Atmospheric Circulation
d)
Wind Patterns
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