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U5 Reading Quiz: Weather & Atmosphere

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atmosphere made of?

a)

Only oxygen

b)

A mix of gases and tiny particles

c)

Only carbon dioxide

d)

Only water vapor

2.

How long has Earth's atmosphere been around?

a)

1 million years

b)

2 billion years

c)

4.5 billion years

d)

10 billion years

3.

What happens to air pressure as you go higher in the atmosphere?

a)

It gets stronger

b)

It stays the same

c)

It gets weaker

d)

It disappears completely

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

5.

Which layer is known as the last layer before space?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

What is the horizontal motion of air called?

a)

Wind

b)

Breeze

c)

Storm

d)

Cyclone

7.

What happens to colder air masses compared to the surrounding air?

a)

They fall

b)

They rise

c)

They expand

d)

They evaporate

8.

What causes vertical air motion?

a)

Differences in temperature

b)

Differences in humidity

c)

Differences in altitude

d)

Differences in wind speed

9.

What do these wind patterns help drive?

a)

Only ocean currents

b)

Only global climates

c)

Weather, ocean currents, and global climates

d)

Only weather

10.

What kind of weather do cyclones cause?

a)

Fair weather

b)

Bad weather

c)

No change in weather

d)

Sunny weather