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Atmosphere and Climate (Colegio Lope de Vega)
Atmosphere and Climate (Colegio Lope de Vega)
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Humidity is measured in...
Millimetres (mm) or litres per square metre (l/m2)
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
Millibars
Percentage (%)
2
Climate change is the result of...
the house effect
All of them are wrong
the redhouse effect
the greenhouse effect
3
This layer is extremely hot
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
4
Which one is NOT an impact of climate change?
The different seasons
Melting ice caps
Extreme weather conditions
Rising sea levels
5
This layer contains most of the air we breathe
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
6
Mountain ranges are obstacles for wind and clouds
False
True
7
Precipitation falls to the ground as...
Rain, sleet, rocks, hail
Rain, sleet, snow, hail
Rain
Pain, speed, slow, tail
8
Which are the different layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesophere and exosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, hydrosphere and exosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere
9
Which one is correct?
Places far from the Equator have a warm climate
Places near the Equator have a warm climate
10
A climate graph shows...
The temperature in a place during one year
The temperature and precipitation in a place during one month
The temperature and precipitation in a place during one year
The precipitation in a place during one year
11
Temperature is measured in...
Millibars
Degrees Celsius (ºC)
Milimetres (mm)
Degrees Fahrenheit (ºF)
12
Humidity is measured with...
A barometer
A hygrometer
A thermometer
An anemometer
13
The air we breathe is made up of...
11% oxygen, 88% nitrogen and 1% other gases
21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen and 1% other gases
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen and 1% other gases
31% oxygen, 68% nitrogen and 1% other gases
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Temperature is measured with...
A thermometer
A wind vane
An anemometer
A barometer
15
Most weather occurs in this layer
Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
16
Latitude is...
How high a place is above sea level
How far a place is from the Equator
17
In general, the temperature drops by 1 ºC for every...
500 metres in altitude
150 metres in altitude
300 metres in altitude
150 kilometres in altitude
18
Climate change (or global warming) is the process of the Earth...
getting colder
getting warmer
getting older
getting closer
19
Which layer contains the ozone layer?
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
20
Talking about the atmosphere, high pressures cause....
Good weather
Bad weather
21
Clouds are formed through a process called...
Function
Melting
Condensation
Precipitation
22
Temperature is...
The amount of water vapour in the air
What falls from the clouds
How hot or cold the atmosphere is
The weight of the air
23
Wind speed is measured in...
Percentage (%)
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
Millibars
Millimetres (mm) or litres per square metre (l/m2)
24
Natural changes that happen in the atmosphere in a certain place over a short period of time...
Weather
Climate
25
Wind speed is measured with...
A hygrometer
An anemometer
A wind vane
A barometer
26
Air pressure is...
The weight of the air
The amount of water vapour in the air
What falls from the clouds
How hot or cold the atmosphere is
27
Air pressure is measured with...
A barometer
A hygrometer
An anemometer
A thermometer
28
Mountain areas have warmer temperature than near sea level
True
False
29
Deforestation (cutting down trees) is bad for us because...
Trees absorb carbon dioxide and clear the air
Trees absorb nitrogen and clear the air
Trees absorb oxygen and clear the air
30
Talking about 'distance from the ocean', which sentence is correct?
Coastal regions are warmer in summer and cooler in winter than inland.
Coastal regions are cooler in summer and warmer in winter than inland.
31
Ice and snow take place when temperature is...
at or below 10 ºC
above 10 ºC
above 0 ºC
at or below 0 ºC
32
Which one is NOT a function of the atmosphere?
All of them are functions of the atmosphere
It protects the Earth from Sun's radiation
It regulates the temperature of the Earth
It protects the Earth from space objetcs
33
What is the layer nearest to the surface of the Earth?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
34
Warm air holds more moisture than cold air
False
True
35
As we climb a mountain, the air pressure...
Raises
Lowers
36
Sleet is a mixture of...
It is not a mixture
Rain and snow
Snow and hail
Water vapour and oxygen
37
What is the atmosphere?
The layer of oxygen that surrounds and protects the Earth
The layer of air that surrounds and protects the Earth
The layer of air that surrounds and protects the Moon
It is all the water of the Earth
38
Wind direction is measured with...
A barometer
A hygrometer
An anemometer
A wind vane
39
Air movement causes...
Precipitations
Humidity
Wind
Temperature
40
Which layer is the coldest one?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
41
Precipitation is...
The weight of the air
The amount of water vapour in the air
What falls from the clouds
How hot or cold the atmosphere is
42
Air pressure is measured in...
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
Percentage (%)
Degrees Celsius (ºC)
Millibars
43
Where does aurora borealis occur?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
44
Humidity is...
The amount of water vapour in the air
What falls from the clouds
The weight of the air
How hot or cold the atmosphere is
45
Precipitation is measured in...
Percentage (%)
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
Millimetres (mm) or litres per square metre (l/m2)
Millibars
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Precipitation is measured with...
An anemometer
A barometer
A rain gauge
A hygrometer
