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Educational Studying - 1,2,3

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of gasses in our atmosphere

a)

78

b)

21

c)

1

d)

2.

As you increase in altitude in the Troposphere, what happens to temperature?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the Same

3.

As you increase in altitude in the Stratosphere, what happens to temperature?

a)

Temperature increases due to Ozone absorbing UV radiation

b)

Temperature decreases due to Ozone absorbing UV Radiation

c)

Temperature increases due to the particles being spaced closer together

d)

Temperature decreases due to particles being space further apart

4.

In the mesosphere as altitude increases, temperature.....

a)

Increases due to levels of ozone interacting with UV Rays

b)

Decreases due to levels of ozone interacting with UV Rays

c)

Increases due to particles spaced further apart

d)

Decreases due to particles spaced further apart

5.

What layer of atmosphere does weather occur?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Thermosphere

6.

What layer of the atmosphere is the hottest layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

7.

What are the five layers of the atmosphere starting from the ground going up.

a)

Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere,

Stratosphere

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Exosphere

c)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, troposphere, Stratosphere

8.

As altitude increases, air pressure ___________

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

stays the same

9.

As altitude decreases, air pressure_________

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

stays the same

10.

where is air pressure the greatest?

a)

On top of the tallest mountain

b)

At sea level

11.

Where is air pressure the least?

a)

On top of the tallest mountain

b)

At sea level

12.

How are the boundaries of atmospheric layers determined

a)

Sound Differences

b)

Temperature differences

c)

Water Condensation levels

d)

Cloud Layers

13.

Where does transpiration occur?

a)

In the sky

b)

on plants

c)

on the the ground

d)

underground

14.

How is water released from plants?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

Transpiration

15.

What is the first part of the water cycle?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Runoff

16.

After water evaporates, what is the next step?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Runoff

d)

Transpiration

17.

After water condenses and forms clouds, what causes it fall (precipitation)

a)

Sun

b)

Transpiration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Gravity

18.

over millions of years, what happens to the amount of water on the planet?

a)

Stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

turns into other elements

19.

During the winter, when there is less evaporation, what happens to air temperature?

a)

gets cooler

b)

gets warmer

c)

stays the same

20.

During the summer when there is more evaporation, what happens to air temperature?

a)

Gets cooler

b)

Stays the same

c)

Gets warmer

21.

What does Isobars measure?

a)

Temperature

b)

Weather

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Nothing

22.

What does Isotherms measure?

a)

Weather

b)

Temperature

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Cloud types

23.

When a storm continues for many days, what type of front is most likely occurring?

a)

Stationary

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded Front

24.

What type of front brings fast moving stormy weather

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

25.

If you have many days of snow, what type of front is most likely occurring?

a)

Stationary

b)

Cold

c)

Warm

d)

Occluded

26.

How does air usually move?

a)

High Pressure to Low Pressure

b)

Low Pressure to High Pressure

c)

Air doesn't move

27.

If an air mass forms over Northwestern Canada, what would we expect?

a)

Warm, wet weather

b)

Cold, wet weather

c)

Cold dry weather

d)

Warm, cold weather

28.

If an air mass formed in the sea above Alaska, what type of weather would it bring?

a)

Cold, Dry

b)

Cold, Wet

c)

Warm, Wet

d)

Warm, Dry

29.

If an air mass formed over the Arizona desert, what type of weather would it most likely bring?

a)

Dry, Cold

b)

Dry, Hot

c)

Wet, Cold

d)

Wet, Hot

30.

What are convection Currents?

a)

Breeze from a fan

b)

Cold Air rises, Warm air sinks

c)

Heat Rises, Cold Air Sinks

d)

Warm air rising, warm air sinking

31.

What causes rotation of storms / wind on the planet?

a)

Cold

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Gravity

d)

Heat

32.

What is the gulf stream?

a)

Water currents from the Gulf of America/Mexico that can affect temperature

b)

Water currents from the South Atlantic that can affect temperature

c)

Air currents from the Gulf?

d)

Air currents that change the temperature of water.

33.

Where is ozone good for the planet?

a)

In the atmosphere where it can protect us from UV Rays

b)

At Ground level where we can breathe the ozone

34.

Where is ozone bad for us?

a)

At Ground level where we can breathe it

b)

in the atmosphere protecting us from UV Rays

35.

Where is ground level ozone created?

a)

From the planet earth

b)

from vehicles and factories

c)

From Nuclear power stations

d)

From wind turbines

36.

What can we do to help identify problems with the air we breathe and prevent respiratory illness?

a)

Drive our own cars instead of using public transportation

b)

Make sure we recycle

c)

Monitor the Air Quality

d)

Ask AI to solve all our problems..... (this is wrong)

37.

How can you help the environment (stewardship)

a)

Promote coal and other fuel burning energies

b)

Carpool or drive less limiting fossil fuels

c)

Drive more and don't allow others in your vehicle

38.

What happens to the NC Mountains when Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee pollute the air?

a)

It stays in those states

b)

It doesn't do anything

c)

The pollution is carried by prevailing winds to the NC Smoky Mountains polluting our air.

d)

The pollution is carried West.

39.

What is the effect of a warmer planet on the oceans?

a)

More Evaporation causing more greenhouse gasses

b)

Less Evaporation reducing greenhouse gasses

c)

Stays the same

40.

Which one is a greenhouse gas?

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Oxygen

c)

Neon

d)

Krypton

41.

Which is a greenhouse gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Argon

d)

Xenon

42.

What can trap more solar energy in the planet heating the atmosphere.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nothing

c)

Greenhouse Gases

d)

Sand

43.

What is one way a scientist can study greenhouse gases from hundred of thousands of years ago?

a)

Tree Rings

b)

Rock Layers

c)

Ice Cores

d)

Sediment

44.

When studying the atmospheric content, which layer contains the most gases?

a)

Troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

45.

As the amount of Carbon Dioxide increases, what happens to the temperature of the planet?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

stays the same

46.

If you missed any of the questions in the game, what should you do?

a)

Nothing

b)

Study the questions you missed