Atmosphere & Weather Test

1.

1 point

Which type of cloud typically brings powerful storms?

Cirrus

Nimbostratus

Altostratus

Cumulonimbus

2.

1 point

Oxygen makes up about 78% of our atmosphere.

True

False

3.

1 point

Which of the following gasses directly contribute to the greenhouse effect?

Water Vapor

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

4.

1 point

The ozone layer is important for life on Earth.

True

False

5.

1 point

The second layer of the atmosphere up from Earth is called the

thermosphere

exosphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

6.

1 point

Which best describes the thermosphere?

Coldest layer where shooting stars start to burn up

Temperature rises and northern lights occur here

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

7.

1 point

What type of weather front is shown?

Warm front

Stationary front

Cold front

Occluded front

8.

1 point

What type of weather front is shown?

Warm front

Occluded front

Cold front

Stationary front

9.

1 point

This air mass forms over warm oceans.

Continental tropical

Maritime tropical

Maritime polar

Continental polar

10.

1 point

What is unique about the exosphere?

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Weather happens there

The ozone layer is part of this layer

Coldest layer where shooting stars start to burn up

11.

1 point

Which example best describes conduction?

The Earth heating the air that it touches directly above its surface

Heat energy traveling to Earth's atmosphere from the sun

Water boils when enough heat is added

Warm air rising and cool air sinking in the atmosphere

12.

1 point

Gasses are thinner (more spread out and less dense) the higher up you go in the atmosphere.

True

False

13.

1 point

What is unique about the stratosphere?

Coldest where shooting stars start to burn up

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Weather happens there

14.

1 point

Which example best describes convection?

Water falls from the sky as precipitation

Heat energy traveling to Earth's atmosphere from the sun

The Earth heating the air that it touches directly above its surface

Warm air rising and cool air sinking in the atmosphere

15.

1 point

The farthest layer of the atmosphere away from Earth is the

mesosphere

troposphere

exosphere

thermosphere

16.

1 point

Water vapor in the atmosphere collecting into water droplets in clouds is called

precipitation

runoff

evaporation

condensation

17.

1 point

The third layer of the atmosphere above the Earth is called the

stratosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

exosphere

18.

1 point

Which example best describes radiation?

Water boils when enough heat is added

The Earth heating the air that it touches directly above its surface

Heat energy traveling to Earth's atmosphere from the sun

Warm air rising and cool air sinking in the atmosphere

19.

1 point

Most winds on Earth are caused by

Ocean currents continuously flowing

Uneven heating of the atmosphere

The constant rotation of the Earth on its axis

Movement of things on Earth's surface

20.

1 point

Any type of water falling from clouds to Earth's surface is called

evaporation

precipitation

runoff

condensation

21.

1 point

What type of weather front is shown?

Occluded front

Warm front

Stationary front

Cold front Cold front

22.

1 point

This air mass is made of cold, dry air.

Maritime polar

Maritime tropical

Continental tropical

Continental polar

23.

1 point

Global warming is the idea that the Earth is heating then cooling in yearly cycles.

True

False

24.

1 point

Which best describes the mesosphere?

Temperature rises and northern lights occur here

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Weather happens there

Coldest layer where meteors start to burn up

25.

1 point

The closest layer of the atmosphere to Earth is called the

thermosphere

exosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

26.

1 point

Which best describes the troposphere?

Weather happens there

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Coldest layer of atmosphere

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

27.

1 point

What type of weather front is shown?

Stationary front

Cold front

Occluded front

Warm front

28.

1 point

Liquid water on Earth's surface changing into water vapor in the atmosphere is called

precipitation

evaporation

condensation

runoff

29.

1 point

Which gasses make up most of our atmosphere?

Carbon Dioxide and Argon

Helium and Hydrogen

Methane and Water Vapor

Nitrogen and Oxygen

30.

1 point

The fourth layer of the atmosphere above the Earth is called the

exosphere

thermosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

Atmosphere & Weather Test - 1A