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Earth Systems

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

2.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

4.

"atmo-" means

a)

gas or vapor

b)

water

c)

Earth or rocks

d)

life

5.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

6.

As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get

a)

colder

b)

warmer

7.

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

ozone

d)

water vapor

8.
Space shuttle orbits here
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
9.
Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.
a)
ocean
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
10.

In which layer of the atmosphere is the most water vapor found?

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

11.

As altitude increases, air pressure....

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Goes up and down

12.

Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?

a)

Planes fly in the ozone layer

b)

It is made up of oxygen (O2)

c)

It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

d)

It causes clouds to be created

13.

This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

14.

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's surface?

a)

Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

c)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere

15.

What layer of the atmosphere has the highest air pressure?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

16.

All of the landforms on earth

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Cryosphere

17.

All of the frozen areas

a)

Cryosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Stratosphere

18.

All of the air, oxygen, nitrogen, and gases that surround the earth.

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

19.

All of the living things, living systems on eaarth

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

biosphere

20.

All of the bodies of water on the earth.

a)

cryosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

hydrosphere

21.

Which two earth spheres are interacting: A fish swimming in a river.

a)

geosphere and atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere and biosphere

c)

geosphere and cryosphere

d)

atmosphere and biosphere

22.

Which three earth spheres are interacting: A polar bear floating on an iceberg in the ocean.

a)

geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere

b)

cryosphere

biosphere

hydrosphere

c)

hydrosphere

cryosphere

geosphere

d)

atmosphere

geosphere

lithosphere

23.

Which two earth spheres are interacting: The wind blows the leaves from a tree.

a)

atmosphere

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

geosphere

c)

geosphere

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

atmosphere

24.

Which two earth spheres are interacting: The ocean waves crash onto the sandy beach.

a)

geosphere

biosphere

b)

geosphere

atmosphere

c)

geosphere

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

cryosphere

25.

Which two earth spheres are interacting: The sun dries up a small river.

a)

hydrosphere

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

cryosphere

26.

__________ is part of the geosphere.

a)

lake

b)

clouds

c)

glacier

d)

mountains

27.

_________ is part of the cryosphere.

a)

icebergs

b)

rivers

c)

hills

d)

wind

28.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

29.

When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

30.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

31.

What is caused by differences in air pressure?

a)

Time

b)

Precipitation

c)

Clouds

d)

Wind

32.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.
a)
High
b)
Low
33.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
34.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
35.
Air moves toward the center of a _________ pressure system.
a)
High
b)
Low
36.
Air moves away from the center of a _________ pressure system.
a)
High
b)
Low
37.

What is a cloud made of? (mostly)

a)

Salt

b)

Dust

c)

Water droplets

d)

Water vapor

38.

Any form of water - solid or liquid - that falls from the sky is _______.

a)

precipitation

b)

humidity

c)

air temperature

d)

air pressure

39.

Warm air _________ because it is _______ dense than the air around it.

a)

rises, less

b)

rises, more

c)

falls, less

d)

falls, more

40.

Cold air _________ because it is _______ dense than the air around it.

a)

rises, less

b)

rises, more

c)

falls, less

d)

falls, more

41.

Air that moves from area of high pressure to area of low pressure

a)

Wind

b)

Humidity

c)

Front

d)

Tornado

42.
Pressure is the effect of
a)
the weight of all the air above pressing down
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
solar radiation
43.
What type of air pressure is present?
a)
High 
b)
Low
44.
If air is dry, pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
45.
If air has moisture in it, air pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
46.

Identify the parts of the map:

a)

Jet Stream

b)

Colder air mass

c)

Warmer air mass

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
47.

The jet stream steers ​ (a)   across the United States of America.

Choose from the below words
storm systems
monsoons
earthquakes
hurricanes
Dew Point temperatures
48.

What is the jet stream?

a)

Precipitation in North Carolina

b)

Weather over a long period of time

c)

Strong winds above the Earth's surface

d)

Football flying over the Earth

49.

Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

a)

It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

b)

It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

c)

It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North

America.

d)

It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

50.
How does the jet stream affect the weather?
a)
The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
b)
The jet stream does not affect the weather.
c)
The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
d)
The jet stream brings only bad weather.
51.

A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east

a)

Jet Stream

b)

doldrums

c)

equator

d)

polar easterlies

52.

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North

Carolina?

a)

North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

b)

North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

c)

North Carolina will experience mild weather.

d)

North Carolina will experience cold weather.

53.

What process describes the movement of water from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again?

a)

Water cycle

b)

Carbon cycle

c)

Nitrogen cycle

d)

Oxygen cycle

54.

Where does the energy needed for the water cycle to occur come from?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Sun

c)

Producers

d)

Omnivores

55.

Ocean Currents Affect which of the Following:

a)

Local weather conditions

b)

Stabilization of Global Climate Patterns

c)

All of the above

d)

Delivery of nutrients

56.
Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?
a)
ocean currents
b)
global winds
c)
air mass
d)
front
57.

Which example describes how the water cycle carries on energy transfer?

a)

A warm ocean current warming the air above it.

b)

Ocean water depositing sand particles on a shore.

c)

Water seeping through the soil and dissolving salts.

58.

Large bodies of water store thermal energy. This causes temp. differences and surface currents that affect climate and weather. What are surface currents?

a)

Daily changes in the level of ocean water.

b)

Slow mixing of warm and cold water near the surface of the ocean.

c)

Stream like movements of water that happen near the surface of the ocean.

59.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
60.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
61.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
62.
How are fronts formed?
a)
When two air masses meet
b)
when two winds meet
c)
when two clouds meet
63.
When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______. 
a)
stationary front 
b)
 cold front 
c)
occluded front
d)
warm front 
64.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
65.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

66.

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

a)

Warm air is less dense

b)

Warm air is more dense

c)

Cold air is stronger than warm air

67.

Which type of weather front can produce precipitation (rain or snow)?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

e)

All of the above

68.

What type of front is over Texas?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

69.

What type of front is over Ohio?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary Front

70.

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Sunny skies

c)

Gentle rain

d)

No weather

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