WorksheetsEducational Studying - 1,2,3
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What percentage of gasses in our atmosphere
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As you increase in altitude in the Troposphere, what happens to temperature?
Increases
Decreases
Stays the Same
As you increase in altitude in the Stratosphere, what happens to temperature?
Temperature increases due to Ozone absorbing UV radiation
Temperature decreases due to Ozone absorbing UV Radiation
Temperature increases due to the particles being spaced closer together
Temperature decreases due to particles being space further apart
In the mesosphere as altitude increases, temperature.....
Increases due to levels of ozone interacting with UV Rays
Decreases due to levels of ozone interacting with UV Rays
Increases due to particles spaced further apart
Decreases due to particles spaced further apart
What layer of atmosphere does weather occur?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
What layer of the atmosphere is the hottest layer
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
What are the five layers of the atmosphere starting from the ground going up.
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere,
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, troposphere, Stratosphere
As altitude increases, air pressure ___________
Decreases
Increases
stays the same
As altitude decreases, air pressure_________
Decreases
Increases
stays the same
where is air pressure the greatest?
On top of the tallest mountain
At sea level
Where is air pressure the least?
On top of the tallest mountain
At sea level
How are the boundaries of atmospheric layers determined
Sound Differences
Temperature differences
Water Condensation levels
Cloud Layers
Where does transpiration occur?
In the sky
on plants
on the the ground
underground
How is water released from plants?
Evaporation
condensation
precipitation
Transpiration
What is the first part of the water cycle?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
After water evaporates, what is the next step?
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
Transpiration
After water condenses and forms clouds, what causes it fall (precipitation)
Sun
Transpiration
Evaporation
Gravity
over millions of years, what happens to the amount of water on the planet?
Stays the same
increases
decreases
turns into other elements
During the winter, when there is less evaporation, what happens to air temperature?
gets cooler
gets warmer
stays the same
During the summer when there is more evaporation, what happens to air temperature?
Gets cooler
Stays the same
Gets warmer
What does Isobars measure?
Temperature
Weather
Air Pressure
Nothing
What does Isotherms measure?
Weather
Temperature
Air Pressure
Cloud types
When a storm continues for many days, what type of front is most likely occurring?
Stationary
Cold Front
Occluded Front
What type of front brings fast moving stormy weather
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
If you have many days of snow, what type of front is most likely occurring?
Stationary
Cold
Warm
Occluded
How does air usually move?
High Pressure to Low Pressure
Low Pressure to High Pressure
Air doesn't move
If an air mass forms over Northwestern Canada, what would we expect?
Warm, wet weather
Cold, wet weather
Cold dry weather
Warm, cold weather
If an air mass formed in the sea above Alaska, what type of weather would it bring?
Cold, Dry
Cold, Wet
Warm, Wet
Warm, Dry
If an air mass formed over the Arizona desert, what type of weather would it most likely bring?
Dry, Cold
Dry, Hot
Wet, Cold
Wet, Hot
What are convection Currents?
Breeze from a fan
Cold Air rises, Warm air sinks
Heat Rises, Cold Air Sinks
Warm air rising, warm air sinking
What causes rotation of storms / wind on the planet?
Cold
Coriolis Effect
Gravity
Heat
What is the gulf stream?
Water currents from the Gulf of America/Mexico that can affect temperature
Water currents from the South Atlantic that can affect temperature
Air currents from the Gulf?
Air currents that change the temperature of water.
Where is ozone good for the planet?
In the atmosphere where it can protect us from UV Rays
At Ground level where we can breathe the ozone
Where is ozone bad for us?
At Ground level where we can breathe it
in the atmosphere protecting us from UV Rays
Where is ground level ozone created?
From the planet earth
from vehicles and factories
From Nuclear power stations
From wind turbines
What can we do to help identify problems with the air we breathe and prevent respiratory illness?
Drive our own cars instead of using public transportation
Make sure we recycle
Monitor the Air Quality
Ask AI to solve all our problems..... (this is wrong)
How can you help the environment (stewardship)
Promote coal and other fuel burning energies
Carpool or drive less limiting fossil fuels
Drive more and don't allow others in your vehicle
What happens to the NC Mountains when Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee pollute the air?
It stays in those states
It doesn't do anything
The pollution is carried by prevailing winds to the NC Smoky Mountains polluting our air.
The pollution is carried West.
What is the effect of a warmer planet on the oceans?
More Evaporation causing more greenhouse gasses
Less Evaporation reducing greenhouse gasses
Stays the same
Which one is a greenhouse gas?
Water Vapor
Oxygen
Neon
Krypton
Which is a greenhouse gas?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
Xenon
What can trap more solar energy in the planet heating the atmosphere.
Oxygen
Nothing
Greenhouse Gases
Sand
What is one way a scientist can study greenhouse gases from hundred of thousands of years ago?
Tree Rings
Rock Layers
Ice Cores
Sediment
When studying the atmospheric content, which layer contains the most gases?
Troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
Exosphere
As the amount of Carbon Dioxide increases, what happens to the temperature of the planet?
Increases
Decreases
stays the same
If you missed any of the questions in the game, what should you do?
Nothing
Study the questions you missed
