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Earth's Weather Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cold air is _______________ and tends to fall in the atmosphere

a)

Less dense

b)

more dense

c)

Neither choice

2.

What is the formula for ozone?

a)
  1. O

b)

O2

c)

O3

d)

O4

3.

Warm air is (a)   dense and rises in the atmosphere.

4.

The (a)   is the layer that contains the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

5.

How does temperature generally affect the density of liquids?

a)

Increasing temperature increases density.

b)

Increasing temperature decreases density.

c)

Temperature has no effect on density.

d)

Increasing temperature first decreases, then increases density.

6.

What is the density of water in g/cm 3^3 ?

a)

0.92 g/cm 3^3

b)

1.00 g/cm 3^3

c)

1.50 g/cm 3^3

d)

2.00 g/cm 3^3

7.

What is the formula to calculate density?

a)

Density = Mass ×\times Volume

b)

Density = Mass + Volume

c)

Density = Mass / Volume

d)

Density = Volume / Mass

8.

Weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

9.

(a)   is the force resposnible for air pressure.

10.

As atitude increases air pressure _______

a)

Increases

b)

Stays the same

c)

Decreases

11.

The ozone layer is found in the ______

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesophere

d)

Stratosphere

12.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

13.

Which gas is most abundant in the atmosphere? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

water vapor

d)

argon

14.

Which layer of the atmosphere has the most water vapor?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

15.

Which layer has the lowest air pressure?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

16.

What property is used to divide the layers of the atmosphere? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Air pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Type of gas

17.

What happens to the temperature at the "pause" between layers?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it stays the same

18.

How does temperature in the Troposphere change as the altitude increases? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

temperature increases

b)

temperature decreases

c)

temperature stays the same

19.

What remains the same in each layer?

a)

temperature

b)

air pressure

c)

percentage of gases

20.
What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen and oxygen
c)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
Trace gases and water vapor