Atmosphere And Air Pressure Review
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which element is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
Carbon
- D.
Helium
- 2.Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains a majority of the clouds?
- A.
Troposphere
- B.
Stratosphere
- C.
Mesosphere
- D.
Thermosphere
- 3.Airplanes fly in which layer(s) of the atmosphere?
- A.
Stratosphere
- B.
Troposphere and stratosphere
- C.
Stratosphere and mesophere
- D.
Mesosphere and troposphere
- 4.Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteors?
- A.
Ionosphere
- B.
Stratosphere
- C.
Troposphere
- D.
Mesosphere
- 5.As altitude increases, the air pressure...
- A.
Decreases
- B.
Does not change
- C.
Stays the same
- D.
Increases
- 6.A man hiked to the top of Mount Rogers, the highest point in Virginia. As he climbed, what happened?
- A.
The thermal energy was increasing
- B.
The altitude of the mountain was decreasing
- C.
The temperature of the atmosphere was decreasing
- D.
The pressure of the atmosphere was increasing
- 7.What would be the forecast for an area experiencing high barometric pressure?
- A.
Sunny
- B.
Stormy
- C.
Rainy
- D.
Windy
- 8.A low reading on a barometer is associated with what?
- A.
Stormy weather
- B.
Dry weather
- C.
Hot weather
- D.
Fair weather
- 9.The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to what?
- A.
Altitude
- B.
Temperature
- C.
Humidity
- D.
Air pressure
- 10.Carbon dioxide trapping heat in the atmosphere is known as what?
- A.
The ozone layer
- B.
Pollution
- C.
The greenhouse effect
- D.
Smog
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