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Unit 4 Part 2 Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the temperature for the following station model?

a)

4 ºF

b)

76 ºF

c)

80 ºF

d)

129 ºF

2.

What is the dewpoint for the following station model?

a)

10 ºF

b)

23 ºF

c)

65 ºF

d)

75 ºF

3.

What is the present weather for the following station model?

a)

rain

b)

thunderstorms

c)

drizzle

d)

fog

4.

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

a)

10 knots

b)

15 knots

c)

20 knots

d)

25 knots

5.

What is the barometric pressure for the following station model?

a)

87 mb

b)

998.7 mb

c)

1098.7 mb

d)

1098 mb

6.

What is the amount of cloud cover for the following station model?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

7.

What are the three main types of clouds? (Select all three answers)

a)

precipitation

b)

cirrus

c)

evaporation

d)

cumulus

e)

stratus

8.

Which cloud is the highest in the sky?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

9.

Which cloud is the lowest in the sky?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

10.

Which cloud looks puffy like cotton balls?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

11.

Which cloud is thin and feathery?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

12.

Which cloud covers the whole sky and looks like a blanket?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

13.

Which shows a cirrus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
14.

Which shows a cumulus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
15.

Which shows a stratus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
16.

These clouds are a cumulus cloud that form into an anvil shape that points to where the rain, lightning, hail, or tornadoes are moving.

a)

stratus

b)

cirrocumulus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

cirrus

17.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
18.

Put in order the steps in cloud formation:

I. warm air rises and cools

II. water vapor condenses

III. Sun heats the Earth's surface

IV. millions of water droplets collect to form a cloud

V. humidity of the air increases

a)

I, II, III, IV, V

b)

V, IV, III, II, I

c)

III, I, V, II, IV

d)

III, I, II, V, IV

19.

Clouds are classified based on their height. Which is CORRECTLY matched?

a)

strato-high clouds(above 6000 meters)

b)

cirro-high clouds(above 6000 meters)

c)

alto-low clouds(below 2000 meters)

d)

cirro-middle clouds(2000-6000 meters)

20.

The puffy, lumpy looking clouds and maybe only 1000 meters above the ground

a)

nimbus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulus

21.

The low-level featureless sheet of clouds that sometimes appear in the surface of the Earth in the form of mist or fog.

a)

stratus

b)

cirrus

c)

nimbus

d)

cumulus

22.

Low, gray clouds that produce precipitation that reach the ground in the form of rain, snow or hail. It is also known as rain clouds.

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

nimbus

d)

cumulus

23.

How do humans cause air pollution?

a)

plowing of fields

b)

burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

c)

using solar power

d)

driving electric cars

24.

What is the main cause of air pollution?

a)

plowing fields and releasing dust

b)

using solar power

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

using water power

25.

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

a)

global warming

b)

photosynthesis

c)

smog

26.

Gases released from power plants mix with water vapor in the sky to make ________________.

a)

smog

b)

acid rain

c)

global warming

d)

particulate matter

27.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
28.

Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for smog or ground ozone?

a)

sulfur and particulate matter

b)

volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides

c)

carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

d)

none of these answers are correct

29.

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

a)

Water droplets

b)

Allergens

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Combustibles

30.
What is a secondary pollutant? 
a)
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
b)
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
31.

What is the major cause for air pollution?

a)

deforestation

b)

oil spills

c)

transportation

d)

cigarretes

32.
Ozone and acid rain are both pollutants formed through reactions in the atmosphere. This makes them
a)
primary air pollutants
b)
secondary air pollutants 
c)
atmospheric transport
d)
atmospheric deposition
33.

Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Ozone

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Asbestos

34.

Burning of wood causes air pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

The greenhouse effect is a natural process

a)

true

b)

false

36.
This is an image demonstrating...
a)
Tornado Formation
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Hurricane Formation
37.

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

a)

warm

b)

cold

38.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapor

d)

All answers are correct

39.

Why is it called "The Greenhouse Effect"?

a)

Because greenhouse gasses protect Earth from UV radiation like a greenhouse protects plants from bad weather.

b)

Because greenhouse gasses trap heat on Earth's surface like a greenhouse traps heat to keep plants warm.

c)

Because greenhouse gasses reflect sunlight away from Earth like a greenhouse keeps plants in shade.

d)

Because greenhouse gasses allow heat to pass through them like a greenhouse allows light to pass through for the plants to do photosynthesis.

40.
The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
41.
The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
42.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
43.
Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  
a)
droughts
b)
flooding
c)
melting of polar ice caps
d)
all of the above
44.
Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?
a)
coal
b)
wood
c)
gasoline
d)
batteries
45.
Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?
a)
yes
b)
no
46.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
47.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
48.
What is the definition of weather?
a)
a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years
b)
the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
c)
a complex community of organisms and the community's environment
d)
a release of toxic gas
49.
What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?
a)
drought
b)
weather
c)
emissions
d)
climate
50.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct
51.

What is the primary component of natural gas?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

52.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Nuclear power

b)

Solar power

c)

Natural gas

d)

Coal

53.

What is the term for the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration