Weather Quiz 1 Study Guide
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- 1.What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
- A.
Nitrogen
- B.
Carbon Dioxide
- C.
Oxygen
- D.
Methane
- 2.The atmosphere is divided into layers based on
- A.
Pressure changes
- B.
Altitude
- C.
The oxygen levels
- D.
Temperature changes
- 3.The correct order of the atmospheric layers is
- A.
Troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
- B.
Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
- C.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
- D.
Thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere
- 4.As __________________ increases, air pressure decreases in the atmosphere
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Oxygen
- C.
Water vapor
- D.
Altitude
- 5.The layer in which satellites orbit is the
- A.
Mesosphere
- B.
Ionosphere
- C.
Stratosphere
- D.
Exosphere
- 6.The coldest layer of the atmosphere is the
- A.
Mesosphere
- B.
Ionosphere
- C.
Stratosphere
- D.
Troposphere
- 7.The aurora borealis occurs in the
- A.
Stratosphere
- B.
Ionosphere
- C.
Exosphere
- D.
Mesosphere
- 8.The ozone layer
- A.
Protects us from infrared radiation
- B.
Protects us from ultraviolet radiation
- C.
Protects us from microwaves
- D.
Protects us from violent storms
- 9.Most weather occurs in the
- A.
Ionosphere
- B.
Stratosphere
- C.
Troposphere
- D.
Mesosphere
- 10.As you move upwards through the atmosphere, the temperature
- A.
Stays the same
- B.
Decreases
- C.
Increases
- D.
Varies
- 11.The ________________ is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
- A.
Hydrosphere
- B.
Atmosphere
- C.
Weather
- D.
Thermosphere
- 12.What holds the atmosphere's gases in place?
- A.
Glue
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Pressure
- D.
Water vapor
- 13.Meteors burn up in the
- A.
Ionosphere
- B.
Exosphere
- C.
Troposphere
- D.
Mesosphere
- 14.Condensation is when
- A.
A liquid changes into a solid
- B.
a gas changes into a liquid
- C.
A liquid changes into a gas
- D.
A gas changes into a solid
- 15.Evaporation is when
- A.
A gas changes into a solid
- B.
A solid changes into a gas
- C.
A liquid changes into a gas
- D.
A gas changes into a liquid
- 16.When water flows over the surface of the Earth to a body of water it is called
- A.
Rundown
- B.
Runoff
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Infiltration
- 17.Precipitation is
- A.
When water flows over the Earth's surface
- B.
When water falls back to earth
- C.
When water condenses into clouds
- D.
When a gas changes into a liquid
- 18.When water infiltrates the ground it is called
- A.
Infiliwater
- B.
Groundwater
- C.
Runoff
- D.
Condensation
- 19.Heat from a fire would be an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Ozone
- D.
Convection
- 20.Touching a hot spoon in soup would be an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Radiation
- 21.A lava lamp would be an example of
- A.
Conduction
- B.
Condensation
- C.
Convection
- D.
Hippies
- 22.What is the hydrosphere?
- A.
The land below the oceans
- B.
The water in the oceans
- C.
All of the water on the Earth
- D.
The closest atmospheric layer to Earth
- 23.Most of the Earth's water is
- A.
In the oceans
- B.
Fresh water
- C.
Ice
- D.
In the atmosphere
- 24.Hot air rising and cold air sinking is an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Convection
- D.
Condensation
- 25.The thermosphere is split into the
- A.
Mesosphere and the ionosphere
- B.
Ionosphere and the exosphere
- C.
Stratosphere and mesosphere
- D.
Mesosphere and exosphere
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