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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of heat transfer moves through empty space?radiationconvectionconduction - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heat transfer happens between objects that are touching?radiationconductionconvection
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heat transfer happens by rising and sinking in liquids and gases?radiationconductionconvection
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn convection currents, warm air ________.risessinks
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn convection currents, cool air ________.risessinks
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn convection currents, warm air is __________ dense.lessmore
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn convection currents, cool air is __________ dense.lessmore
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAs the angle of insolation increases, the amount of direct sunlight _____________.increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the angle of insolation the greatest?the North Polethe South Polethe EquatorNew York
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat location would get the most intense, direct sunlight?10 N40 N60 N90 N
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a reason for uneven heating on earthcolor of materialintensity of solar energyangle of exposureall of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes warm air to rise during a convection current?the warm air is more densethe warm air has very tightly packed moleculesthe warm air molecules are further apart and less denseno molecules exist in warm air
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe cool air that blows from the water towards land is called a ...HurricaneLand BreezeGaleSea Breeze
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA cool wind blowing from land to sea is called a ...Land BreezeSea BreezeHurricaneTornado
- 15. Multiple Choice______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.latitudealtitudeatmospheresunlight
- 16. Multiple ChoiceUneven heating of the Earth creates _______ in the atmosphere and in the ocean.frontswavescloudsconvection
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDifferences in air temperature and air pressure due to uneven heating of the Earth creates?atmospheresunlightgravitywind
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEarth is unevenly heated due to its?oceans and moontilt and shapegravity and cloudsclimate and weather
- 19. Multiple ChoiceDifferences in water temperature in the ocean create currents because warm water ______ and cold water ______.sinks and sinkssinks and risesrises and sinksrises ad rises
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWinds that blow from west to east are called?global windsWesterliesEasterliesTradewinds
- 21. Multiple ChoiceConvection currents, which affect weather and climate, are created byslow, constant tectonic movementmining of the seafloorerosion of ocean beachesthe uneven heating of the Earth
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe apparent curving of the winds is called _________.The Curvature effectatmospheric curvingthe Coriolis effectthe global wind effect
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is insolation?
incoming solar radiation
sun rays
interfering solar radiation
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?Thermal EnergySpecific HeatTemperatureKinetic Energy
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA high specific heat means...It heats up quickly with energy addedIt requires more energy to change temperature
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat has particularly high specific heat?WaterGasesMetalsPoptarts
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEqual areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?Partially melted snowfieldBlacktop parking lotWhite sand beachLake surface
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the greenhouse effect?The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?UrethaneOxygenCarbon Dioxide
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThis is an image demonstrating...Tornado FormationThe Greenhouse EffectHurricane Formation
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHumans have the ability to cause temperature change.TrueFalse
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWe are currently in a _______part of an ice age.glaciationinterglacialnon
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWe have had ______ice ages135
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?DeforestationAgricultureBurning fossil fuelsRespiration
- 35. Multiple ChoiceMelting of glaciers and polar ice caps....will result in cooler temperatures in the Arcticwill result in sea-levels risingWill have no effect on ecosystemsNone of the above
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram represents solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.What is this process called?ozoneradiationgreenhouse effectevaporation
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe map shows the major atmospheric convection areas.Which zones are temperate regions?V and ZX and YW and YZ and X
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe horizontal line on the map represents the equator.In which major climate zone is the equator located?polarsubtropicaltemperatetropical
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere isoxygennitrogencarbon dioxideargon
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?tropospherestratosphereozone layergreenhouse gases
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere isoxygennitrogencarbon dioxideargon
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.truefalse
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the ozone located?tropospherestratospheremesospherethermosphere
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect?Bad GasesOzone GasesGreenhouse GasesAtmospheric Gases
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?CFCsCarbon DioxideNitrogenOxygen
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThis protects us from harmful UV rays from the sunTroposphereStratosphereGreenhouse EffectOzone Layer
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?Temperature goes upTemperature goes down
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhere weather occurs.stratospherethermospheretropospheremesosphere
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhere we live.stratospherethermospheretropospheremesosphere
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe hottest layer.tropospherethermosphereexospheremesosphere
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhich order is correct from the earth to space?thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionospherethermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphereexosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
tropospheretroposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere - 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?Nitrogen and carbon dioxideNitrogen and oxygenOxygen and carbon dioxideTrace gases and water vapor
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the earth's atmosphere do?help to regulate the temperature on EarthHelp UV rays to reach the Earth's surfaceCreates meteors in the skyKeep ocean waters cold
- 54. Multiple ChoiceAs you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.decreasesincreasesstays the samegets very hot
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the function of the ozone layer?to allow UV rays to get to Earthto block UV rays from getting to EarthTo keep oxygen into allow meteors to get to Earth
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhere I find clouds.thermospherestratospheretroposphereionosphere
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThis is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.TroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphere
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThe higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.More denseLess dense
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThis is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.TroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphere
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?increasesdecreasesstays the same
- 61. Multiple ChoiceA device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.barometerthermometerkilometermicrometer
- 62. Multiple Choice___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.air pressuredensityvolumenone of the above
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes warm air to rise?the fact that it's less dense than cold airThe fact that it weighs more than cold airThe fact that it has higher pressure than coldthe fact that its more dense than cold air
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes wind to blow?Differences in longitudeShock waves from cloudsDifferences in air temperature and pressureThe rotation of the earth
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWhat creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?The length of the seasonsThe shape of the earththe duration of the solar yearThe amount of direct sunlight each area receives
- 66. Multiple ChoiceHow are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?Winds int he northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected leftwinds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected northwinds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected westwinds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right
- 67. Multiple ChoiceIf you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?The doldrums around the equatorthe jet streams in the northern and southern hemispherethe North or South Polethe area around the Mediterranean Sea
- 68. Multiple ChoiceThe reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.Bernoulli's principleCoriolis effecthigh pressurelow pressure
- 69. Multiple ChoiceWhen Earth's rotation causes the wind to curvecloudyCoriolis effecthigh pressurelow pressure
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?land breezesmountain breezesglobal windsland breezes
- 71. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?trade windsland breezewesterliesjet stream
- 72. Multiple ChoiceSteady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?jet streambreezewesterliestrade winds
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhat global wind is located from 0 to 30 degrees North and South of the Equator?Trade WindsPrevailing WesterliesPolar EasterliesDoldrum
- 74. Multiple ChoiceOcean currents, prevailing wind patterns, and other atmospheric disturbances are initially caused by which of these?differences in the phases of the moongravitational pull of the Sunincoming solar radiationozone layer depletion
- 75. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are narrow belts of strong winds found in the upper troposphere?doldrumswesterliestrade windsjet streams
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?precipitation and humiditytemperature and air pressurewind conditions and humiditytemperature and precipitation
- 77. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?climatetemperatureweatherair pressure
- 78. Multiple ChoiceWhich BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?they are at lower elevationsthey receive more solar energythey are nearer to ocean currentsthey get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
- 79. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperatureHIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperatureHIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?climatetemperatureelevationprecipitation
- 81. Multiple ChoiceWhat do greenhouse gases do?absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiationreflect Earth's incoming infrared radiationmagnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphereblock the Sun's infrared radiation
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