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Atmospheric Science Concepts

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy does the earth get from the Sun?

a)

mechanical

b)

radiant

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

2.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

It keeps the earth moving on its axis

b)

When the sun is out its much warmer than when it is not.

c)

The reflecting and absorbing of energy from the Sun

d)

Water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gasses help to trap the solar energy and keep it for life on earth

3.

What is a long-term weather pattern, including temperature, precipitation and wind?

a)

Prescription

b)

Forecast

c)

Weather

d)

Climate

4.

How is a cloud formed?

a)

Angels

b)

Warm air rising from bodies of water which then condenses and forms around tiny bits of dust.

c)

Yeah, no idea...

5.

Air consists of what balance of gases?

a)

Oxygen (72%), Carbon Dioxide (12%), Nitrogen (6%), and others

b)

Oxygen (49%), Nitrogen (30%), Carbon Dioxide (10%), Sulfur (8%), and others

c)

Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), and others.

6.

What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?

a)

Moisture

b)

Humidity

c)

Temperature

d)

Precipitation

7.

List the layers of the atmosphere in order... from the ground up...

a)

Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

b)

Mesophere, Troposphere, Stratosphere

c)

Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

8.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Mesosphere

9.

What is the average kinetic energy of molecules in gas in the air?

a)

thermometer

b)

thermal energy

c)

air temperature

d)

air pressure

10.

What is air pressure?

a)

the weight of air pressing on Earth's surface.

b)

the stress from the wind gusts.

c)

the weight of the oxygen only pressing on the stratosphere.

11.

What is caused by air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?

a)

clouds

b)

hurricanes

c)

wind

d)

anemometrics

12.

What is a boundary that separates warm, moist air masses from colder, drier air masses?

a)

air line

b)

front

c)

breeze boundary

d)

friction

13.

What type of cloud has a feathery, wispy appearance and are highest in the sky?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

14.

What are clouds that form in a layer or sheet which can be low and cover the entire sky?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

15.

What is a period of below average rainfall?

a)

Dry out

b)

Aarid time

c)

Drought

16.

What is a hurricane?

a)

Forms over warm ocean water and weakens over land eventually.

b)

Large, severe, tropical storm lasting over a week with incredibly high winds.

c)

Spins counter-clockwise around an eye.

d)

All of these.

17.

What would you predict would happen if there is a shortage of incoming solar energy?

a)

Less solar energy would produce higher air and water temperatures.

b)

Less solar energy would cause overgrowth of plants.

c)

Less solar energy would produce cooler air and water temperatures.

18.

In which layer of the atmosphere do organisms live?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

19.
What is the relationship between Density and Temperature?
a)
Cold water is more dense than warm water.
b)
Warm Water is more dense than cold water.
c)
Warm water and cold water have the same density.
20.

What is the Coriolis Effect?

a)

Movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.

b)

Earth's rotation deflects moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern

c)

Earth's rotation deflects moving objects to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern

21.

What is this diagram showing?

a)

density

b)

pressure

c)

fronts

d)

convection

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

What is the main cause of global convection currents?

a)

The increase in the number of cities

b)

Deforestation

c)

The greenhouse effect

d)

Uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun

24.

Which of the following best explains how energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth?

a)

Density currents

b)

Red shifts

c)

Molecular collisions

d)

Electromagnetic waves

25.

Warm air rises above cooler air. This is an example of

a)

conduction

b)

condensation

c)

radiation

d)

convection

26.

Hot particles

a)

are more dense and rise

b)

are less dense and sink

c)

are less dense and rise

d)

are more dense and rise

27.

A barometer is used to

a)

measure wind direction

b)

measure wind speed

c)

measure air pressure

d)

measure humidity

28.

The process of water vapors turning back into liquid water is ____.

a)

radiation

b)

condensation

c)

convection

d)

conduction

29.
Land breezes blow from the land towards the sea because-
a)
Conduction of the ocean
b)
The land cools off faster than the ocean
c)
Ocean currents blow the wind that way
d)
Breezes are created by the rotation of the earth
30.
Models that show heat rising up and cold moving down are models of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Complexion
c)
Radiation
d)
Convection
31.
The heat source for convection in the ocean is-
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
The core
d)
Volcanoes
32.
Convection in the Ocean is caused by volcanoes
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Convection in the atmosphere is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Convection in the oceans and in the atmosphere is caused by the sun
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Hurricanes form over oceans
a)
True
b)
False
36.

"Uneven heating and cooling" best describes a...

a)

tool for measuring temperature

b)

cumulonimbus cloud

c)

measurement on an anemometer

d)

cause of wind

37.

The diagram shows a refrigerator. The cooling unit is placed at the top. The cooling unit cools the air near it. What happens to the density of the air as it cools, and how does it move?

a)

The density of air increases. It moves down.

b)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

c)

The density of air decreases. It moves down.

d)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

38.

Some dye in a beaker of water is gently heated. Why are the streaks of dye seen in the water?

a)

The hot dye is a better conductor than the cool water.

b)

The hot dye is a better convector than the cool water.

c)

The hot water is less dense than the cool water.

d)

The hot water is denser than the cool water.

39.

At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming from the ocean because _?_.

a)

the pounding waves generate air currents

b)

warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over the land

c)

the heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land

d)

there are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the ocean

40.

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

Solar winds

d)

The ocean

41.

In convection, COOL air

a)

Rises

b)

Sinks

42.

In convection, WARM air

a)

Rises

b)

Sinks

43.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

44.

The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

a)

conduction current

b)

radiation

c)

condition current

d)

convection current

45.

Warm air that rises above the Earth's surface creates a ______________ area?

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

c)

no pressure

d)

sinking

46.

Cool/cold air that sinks towards the Earth's surface creates a ______________ area?

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

c)

no pressure

d)

pressure free

47.

How does air pressure flow?

a)

High to low

b)

Low to high

c)

Left to right

d)

Right to left

48.

What kind of front results in thunderstorms?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

49.

Which front is in this picture?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

50.

What is the name this front?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

51.

Which front does this show?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

52.

An air mass has similar

a)

temperature and moisture

b)

cold and wind

c)

rain and temperature

d)

warm and dry

53.

What type of front is over Texas?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

54.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
55.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
56.

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

57.

Which type of air mass is warm and humid?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

58.

Which type of air mass is cold and dry?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

59.

Hurricanes form in which type of air mass?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

60.

Which type of air mass is pictured in letter "C" (northeastern U.S., around NYC)?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

61.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
62.
What is the name of this tool?
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Thermometer
63.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
64.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
65.
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
a)
anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
b)
barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
c)
thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
d)
wind vane, satellite image, barometer
66.
Which tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Hygrometer
67.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
68.
The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?
a)
maritime
b)
continental
c)
tropical
d)
polar
69.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
70.
A tropical climate in the US would be?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
California
d)
Florida
71.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
72.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
 Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
 Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
 There is not a difference between climate and weather.
73.

What biome is this

a)

tundra

b)

deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

grassland

74.

What biome is this?

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

grassland

75.

What biome is this?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

taiga

c)

desert

d)

grassland

76.

What biome is this?

a)

Deciduous forest

b)

Rain forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Tundra

77.

This biome has very little rainfall, also extremely cold temperatures for most of the year, and frozen soil makes ponds form.

a)

Deciduous forest

b)

Tundra

c)

rain forest

d)

Grassland

78.
How does the air move in a sea breeze?
a)
wind moves from north to south
b)
wind moves from ocean to the land
c)
wind moves from the land to the ocean
d)
wind moves from south to north
79.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
80.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
81.
The movement of liquid in a lava lamp
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
82.
Water boiling in a pot
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
83.

A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

84.

Electricity may flow within the cloud also flow between the cloud and the ground. These electrical currents are _________________.

a)

thunder

b)

particles

c)

lightning

85.

A _________ can from when a rapidly spinning column of low pressure air, called a funnel cloud touches the ground.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

86.

A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

d)

flooding

87.

At night, a mountain breeze blows down the slopes of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and into Wears Valley. What causes the mountain breeze?

a)

Cool air moves up-slope into the warmer valley

b)

Warm air moves up-slope into the cooler valley.

c)

Cool air moves down-slope into the warmer valley

d)

Warm air moves down-slope into the cooler valley

88.

Parts of the Amazon basin are covered by tropical rain forest. Parts of Arizona are covered by desert. Tropical rain forests and deserts both can be very warm. What is

one key difference between them?

a)

Rain forests are found at higher altitudes than deserts

b)

Rain forests get more sunlight than deserts.

c)

Deserts have no plant life and rain forests have a lot.

d)

Deserts are much drier than rain forests

89.

Quon made this drawing of her favorite reptile. It lives in a hot and dry environment.

What is its natural habitat?

a)

desert

b)

mountian

c)

tundra

d)

swamp

90.

A desert receives less than 25 cm (10 in.) of rain a year. A rain forest receives at least 175 cm (68 inches) of rain a year. What does that tell you about desert air compared to

rainforest air?

a)

It is usually hotter

b)

It is usually colder.

c)

It usually has lower humidity

d)

It usually has lower air pressure

91.

Bonita lives on the west side of a mountain. She gets almost twice as much rain at her house as her friend on the east side of the mountain gets. What is the most likely

reason why?

a)

The east side of the mountain is too cold for precipitation to fall

b)

The air pressure on the west side of the mountain is less than on the east side

c)

The mountain blocks the wind so it does not blow precipitation to the east side.

d)

As warm air moves up the west side of the mountain, it cools and releases

precipitation.

92.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
93.
If differences in air pressure produce winds, what can you conclude about temperature and air pressure based on the figure?
a)
As warm air rises, it creates an area of lower pressure, and cooler air flows in as wind
b)
Warm air is denser than cold air is, creating an area of high pressure the produces wind.
c)
Winds flow from areas of low pressure to areas high pressure when temperature is warmer
d)
Air pressure decreases at night because temperature is lower, producing land and sea breezes
94.
At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming from the ocean because...
a)
the pounding waves generate air currents
b)
warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over the land
c)
the heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land
d)
there are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the ocean
95.

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what two things:

a)

Thickness and material

b)

Weight and electricity

c)

Temperature and density

96.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
97.
In convection, COOL air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
98.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer.  The warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
99.

Choose Yes or No.


The surface of the earth unevenly heated.

a)

Yes

b)

No

100.

Choose Yes or No.


Convection cells are created when cold air rises up into the atmosphere and warm air falls to the ground.

a)

Yes

b)

No

101.

Which type of heat transfer occurs when warm air rises up into the atmosphere and cooler air are falls back to Earth's surface?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

102.
Air moves from high pressure to low pressure.
a)
True
b)
False

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