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Earth Science - Unit 6 (The Atmosphere)
Earth Science - Unit 6 (The Atmosphere)
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1
What is atmospheric pressure?
The amount of air that sits in the trophosphere
The pressure of gas particles being released into space
The weight of the air above you
The pressure exerted by Earth to the atmosphere
2
Where is a convection cell observed in Earth's atmosphere?
When warm air sinks and cold air rises throughout the day
When warm escapes into space
When warm and cold air mixes evenly to reach equilibrium
When warm air rises and cold air sinks throughout the day
3
Which of the following statement is
true
?
The temp is decreasing in the stratosphere as it gets higher
The temp. deceases as altitude increases in some layers
The temp. is increasing in the mesosphere as it gets higher
The temp. decreases as altitude increases in all layers
4
How have humans altered the composition of Earth's atmosphere?
They have polluted it with carbon dioxide gas
They have polluted it with excess ozone
They have made the atmospheric temperature drop
They have made the atmospheric pressure drop
5
What's the difference between ozone and the oxygen you breath?
Ozone = two atoms of oxygen and oxygen = three atoms
One is in gas form and the other is in liquid form
They're made of totally different atoms
Ozone = three atoms of oxygen and oxygen = two atoms
6
What is
true
about the following graph show in the picture?
The pressure increases as the altitude increases
The temp. decreases as the altitude increases in all layers
The pressure decreases as the altitude increases
The temp. increases as the altitude increases in all layers
7
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the region immediately above the mesosphere?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
8
Which gases make up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen & Ozone
Nitrogen & Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen & Oxygen
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
9
What is the functionality of Earth's ozone layer?
Separates the two distinct layer of Earth's atmosphere
Filters (most) UV radiation
Provides a habitat for microorganisms
Protects the surface from meteorites
10
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere called?
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
11
Which word is based on observations of weather that have been collected over many years?
Pressure Fronts
Topography
Storm Systems
Climate
12
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of conduction?
Using a heating blanket to get warm
Lying out in the sun to get a tan
Picking up a hot cup of coffee
A pot sitting on a hot burner
13
What allowed the growth and survival of green plants on Earth?
The formation of the solar system
The formation of the ozone layer
The formation of severe weather
Human life
14
Why does the air in the thermosphere increase in temperature as altitude increases?
Due to the absorption of short-wave solar energy by oxygen
Due to the heat release of ozone
Due to the moon's ray
Due to the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen to form water
15
What causes a shooting star?
A meteor in the mesosphere
A comet in the thermosphere
A comet in the stratosphere
A meteor in the troposphere
16
What does the troposphere contain?
Ozone
Meteorites
Auroras (Northern Lights)
All of Earth's weather
17
What two forms of heat transfer help create a sea breeze?
Convection and conduction
Radiation and Conduction
Radiation and Cycling
Convection and Radiation
18
What does a barometer measure?
Ozone Concentration
Wind Speed
Atmospheric Pressure
Wavelength
19
Which of the following words refers to the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place?
Weather
Density
Ozone
Climate
20
How are altitude and pressure related in Earth's atmosphere?
They are the same
They do not show a correlation
They are inversely related
They are directly related
21
Why are the thermosphere and exosphere the warmest of the atmospheric layers?
Because the air pressure is too great
Because of the gases trapped in these layer
Because the underlying mesosphere keeps the warm air there
Because they are closest to the Sun
22
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is characterized by decreasing temperatures with height?
Thermosphere + Stratosphere
Troposphere + Mesosphere
Thermosphere + Troposphere
Stratosphere + Mesosphere
23
What do you call a vertical looping pattern of airflow found in the Earth’s troposphere?
The Coriolis Effect
Trade Wind
Westerly
Convection Cell
24
What tool do scientists use when studying different wavelengths of radiation waves?
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Layers of the Atmosphere
Stoichiometry
Periodic Table
25
How many layers can the atmosphere be divided based on
temperature
?
7
6
4
5
26
How is the troposphere warmed primarily?
The Sun warms Earth's surface, which warms the air above it
The stratosphere warms it
The troposphere absorbs sunlight directly
The gases in the troposphere absorb the heat from the Sun
27
Which layer of our Earth's atmosphere contain the ozone layer?
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
28
What are the three ways that energy can be transferred as heat?
Wind Action
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
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What is
NOT
found in the Earth's atmosphere?
Particulates (Dust, Pollen, etc.)
Amber
Water Vapor
Ozone
