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Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 58mins
In the 2020 Tropical Storm Season, which type of storm had the highest number of occurrences?
Hurricanes
Tropical Storms
Depressions
Cyclones
According to the graphs, which year had more occurrences of Major Hurricanes?
2018
2020
In the 2019-2020 Winter Snowfall Total graph, which category does the storm 'Dorothy' fall into?
Winter Storm (0-30 pts)
Category 1 (31-45 pts)
Category 2 (46-60 pts)
Category 3 (61-75 pts)
Mountain climbers climbing high mountains wear oxygen masks to minimize the chance of health hazards or even death. Athletes wear special masks when they train to compete at high altitudes. Read the possible reasons for this below and choose which one you agree with most.
The air at high altitudes is heavier and harder to breathe.
The air at high altitude are less dense, so it’s harder to breathe.
The air at high altitudes is really cold, so it’s harder to breathe.
Cold air sinks, so it is harder to breathe at high altitudes.
What is the composition of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen, Helium, Methane, Ammonia
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Helium
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Water Vapor, Ozone
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the air we breathe?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
In what direction does altitude increase along the y-axis?
Upward
Downward
Left
Right
What is the relationship between temperature and altitude within the troposphere? As altitude increases, the temperature _______________. As altitude decreases, the temperature _______________.
As altitude increases, the temperature decreases. As altitude decreases, the temperature increases.
As altitude increases, the temperature increases. As altitude decreases, the temperature decreases.
As altitude increases, the temperature remains constant. As altitude decreases, the temperature remains constant.
As altitude increases, the temperature fluctuates. As altitude decreases, the temperature stabilizes.
What is the primary cause of wind on Earth?
Ocean currents
Differences in air pressure
Solar flares
Earth's rotation
What type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
What happens when hurricanes come on land?
they gain strength
they stay the same
they get larger
they lose strength
What is a characteristic of a low-pressure system?
Clear skies and low humidity
High winds and heavy precipitation
Stable weather conditions
Extremely cold temperatures
Thunderstorms are the result of which type of pressure system?
Low
High
What is the boundary between two air masses that have different temperature or humidity called?
Solstice
Equinox
Front
Climate
What is the temperature for the following station model?
4 ºF
76 ºF
80 ºF
129 ºF
What is the wind direction for the following station model?
north
east
northwest
northeast
What patterns do you notice about where these storms are taking place?
They occur mostly in warm ocean areas.
They are evenly distributed across the globe.
They are more frequent in cold regions.
They happen only in the southern hemisphere.
Which of Earth's reservoirs stores the most carbon
Atmosphere
Ocean
Terrestrial Biosphere
Permafrost
Heckasphere
Which reservoirs exchange carbon with the atmosphere? Choose all that applyWhich reservoirs exchange carbon with the atmosphere?
Atmosphere
Permafrost
ocean
terrestrial biosphere
glacial ice sheet
Use this graph to answer the following questions. What are the units of the x-axis?
Carbon dioxide
Change in temperature
Thousands of years before present
Thousands of years
Parts per million by volume (ppm)
What is the range of carbon dioxide from 400 thousand to 100 thousand years?
190 ppm to 300 ppm
0 ppm to 100 ppm
Over 300 ppm
Less than 300 ppm
Which statement best describes this graph?
Carbon dioxide remained constant for the last 20,000 years until an exponential increase near present day.
Carbon dioxide gradually increased for the last 20,000 years until an exponential increase near present day.
Carbon dioxide has been been slowly decreasing due to glaciers melting.
Carbon dioxide has been fluctuating with a consistent pattern for the last 20,000 years.
Why does the graph show a sharp increase at present day?
Ice caps melted after the ice age, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.
The human population grew exponentially, releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere from people breathing
The industrial revolution sparked the combustion of fossil fuels releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.
Humans began to use agriculture, releasing cow farts into the atmosphere.
Use this greenhouse gas simulation to answer the following questions. What is representing sunlight?
Yellow waves
Red waves
Yellow and red waves
The thermometer
What is representing infrared energy?
Yellow waves
Red waves
Yellow and red waves
The thermometer
The surface of the Earth is ______ sunlight and ______ infrared radiation.
reflecting/absorbing
emitting/reflecting
absorbing/emitting
creating/destroying
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere _______ infrared radiation _____ the planet.
absorb/warming
reflect/cooling
absorb/cooling
reflect/warming
Without greenhouse gases, the earth would freeze.
True
False
Which of the following represents the pressure?
325 K
590 L
13.56 atm
A: 4.05
Which of the following volumes would lower the pressure of the system?
590 L
450 L
750 L
Changing the volume will not change the pressure.
Adding Gas A will increase the pressure.
True
False
Temperature is the measure of how fast molecules are moving.
True
False
Both containers hold the same amount of oxygen molecules. Select the best answer.
The RIGHT container has a higher pressure because it contains more molecules.
The temperature is higher in the RIGHT container because the molecules appear to be moving more.
The temperature in the LEFT container has a higher temperature because it contains more molecules.
The molecules in the LEFT container are moving slower, so the pressure is higher.
Which side of the container has a higher pressure?
Left / blue
Right / Red
Neither
The blue particles are moving to the right because____
The blue particles are heavier than the red particles so the red particles are pushed away.
The blue particles are attracted to the red particles.
The pressure is higher on the LEFT due to the number of particles.
The pressure is higher on the RIGHT due to the number of particles.
Base your answer on the weather map below, which shows the locations of a high-pressure center (H) and a low-pressure center (L) over a portion of North America. The isolines indicate surface air pressures.
The arrows on which map show the most likely path in which these two pressure centers will move over the next few days?
Which map shows the most likely location of clouds associated with these pressure centers?
Jet stream winds over the United States generally move from
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north
Base your answer on the weather map below. The map shows a low-pressure system and some atmospheric conditions at weather stations A, B, and C.
Which cross section best represents the air masses, air movement, clouds, and precipitation occurring behind and ahead of the warm front located between stations A and B?
Base your answer on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section shows the general movement of air within a portion of Earth's atmosphere located between 30° N and 30° S latitude. Numbers 1 and 2 represent different locations in the atmosphere.
Which map best shows the surface movement of winds between 30° N and 30° S latitude?
Which cross section best represents a cold front?
The curved paths of the planetary winds are a result of
Compared to land surface temperature changes, water surface temperature changes occur
more slowly because water has a lower specific heat
more slowly because water has a higher specific heat
faster because water has a lower specific heat
faster because water has a higher specific heat
Which event is inferred by most scientists to be responsible for a climate change that has recently led to a decrease in the size of most glaciers?
a decrease in the rate of divergence of lithospheric plates along a mid-ocean ridge
a decrease in the amount of insolation reaching Earth's surface
an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere
an increase in the amount of vegetative cover in the tropics
