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WorksheetsU5 Reading Quiz: Weather & Atmosphere
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the atmosphere made of?
Only oxygen
A mix of gases and tiny particles
Only carbon dioxide
Only water vapor
How long has Earth's atmosphere been around?
1 million years
2 billion years
4.5 billion years
10 billion years
What happens to air pressure as you go higher in the atmosphere?
It gets stronger
It stays the same
It gets weaker
It disappears completely
Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Which layer is known as the last layer before space?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
What is the horizontal motion of air called?
Wind
Breeze
Storm
Cyclone
What happens to colder air masses compared to the surrounding air?
They fall
They rise
They expand
They evaporate
What causes vertical air motion?
Differences in temperature
Differences in humidity
Differences in altitude
Differences in wind speed
What do these wind patterns help drive?
Only ocean currents
Only global climates
Weather, ocean currents, and global climates
Only weather
What kind of weather do cyclones cause?
Fair weather
Bad weather
No change in weather
Sunny weather
