WorksheetsEarth Science Atmosphere Vocab Quiz Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where most of the mass of the atmosphere is found and in which most weather takes places and air pollution collects.
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
2.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone
a)
stratosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
3.
layers of Earth's atmosphere above the stratopause
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
e)
exosphere
4.
later of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause; oxygen atoms absorb solar radiation causing the temperature to rise in this latter
a)
thermosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
exosphere
5.
increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer, which inverts the temperature-altitude relationship and can worsen air-pollution problems
a)
temperature inversion
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
6.
outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top: transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer spce
a)
exosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
7.
the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves; the transfer of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth
a)
radiation
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
8.
ratio of water vapor contained in a specific volume of air compared with how much waver vapor that amount of air can actually hold: expressed as a percentage
a)
relative humidity
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
9.
the transfer of thermal energy between objects in contact by the collisions between the particles in the object
a)
conduction
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
10.
the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another
a)
convection
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
11.
natural process where certain atmospheric gases absorb heat radiating off the planet's surface and prevents this heat from being lost to space, which helps keep Earth warm enough to sustain life
a)
greenhouse effet
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
12.
amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on Earth's surface
a)
humidity
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
13.
the point at which water molecules leaving the water surface equals the rate of water molecules returning to the surface
a)
saturation
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
14.
temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation, at which point condensation can occur
a)
dew point
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
15.
stored energy in water vapor that is not released to warm the atmosphere until condensation takes place
a)
latent heat
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
16.
small particles of the atmosphere around which cloud droplets can form
a)
condensation nucleus
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
17.
cloud formation the occurs when warm moist air is forced to rise up the side of a mountain
a)
orographic lifting
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
18.
puffy, lumpy looking clouds that usually occur below 2000 m
a)
cumulus
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
19.
a layered sheetlike cloud that covers much or all of the sky in a given area
a)
stratus
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
20.
high clouds made up of ice crystals that form of heights of 6000m
a)
cirrus
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
21.
all solid and liquid forms of water including rain snow sleet and hail that fall from clouds
a)
precipitation
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
22.
process that occurs when cloud droplets collide and form larger droplets, which eventually become too heavy to remain aloft and can fall to Earth as precipitation
a)
coalescence
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
e)
thermosphere
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