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Chapter 18 - Earth's Atmosphere
Test Description: Earth's Atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The troposphere contains _________ percent of atmospheric gases.
A
25
B
10
C
75
D
95
2) In a high-pressure system is forecast, you can expect to see _______________.
A
Clear skies and cooler weather
B
Cooler weather and rain or storms
C
None of the answers are correct
D
Warmer weather and rain or storms
3) _______________ is what is happening in the atmosphere right now.
A
Rain
B
Climate
C
Weather
D
Snow
4) ______________ is the movement of air due to differences in pressure.
A
Wind
B
A front
C
A Current
D
An air mass
5) Sudden weather changes are caused by movement of _______________.
A
ocean currents
B
wind
C
air masses
D
the ozone layer
6) A(n) ___________ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the area of Earth's surface over which it develops.
A
current
B
cloud
C
air mass
D
atmosphere
7) The place where air masses come together is called a ___________________.
A
front
B
tornado
C
hurricane
D
storm system
8) ______________ is the pattern of weather that occurs in a particular area over many years.
A
Weather
B
A temperate zone
C
Climate
D
A trend
9) Alto cumulus clouds are _____________.
A
mid-elevation fluffy clouds
B
high-elevation fluffy clouds
C
high-elevation layered clodus
D
mid-elevation layered clouds
10) Cirrostratus clouds are _______________________.
A
low-elevation fluffy clouds
B
high-elevation fluffy clouds
C
high-elevation layered clouds
D
mid-elevation layered clouds
11) Air at the bottom of the atmosphere is ___________ air at the top.
A
has less oxygen
B
less dense than
C
the same as
D
more dense than
12) What keeps Earth's atmosphere from drifting away?
A
neither A and B
B
weight of the gases at the top of the atmosphere pressing down
C
both A and B
D
gravitational attraction between Earth and the gases in the atmosphere
13) Cumulonimbus clouds are _____________.
A
high wispy clouds
B
fluffy clouds that bring rain
C
feather clouds
D
layered clouds that bring rain
14) The ozone layer is found in the _______________.
A
troposphere
B
mesosphere
C
exosphere
D
stratosphere
15) Feathery clouds are called _________________.
A
rain clouds
B
cumulus clouds
C
stratus clouds
D
cirrus clouds
16) The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere is the _________________.
A
stratosphere
B
troposphere
C
exosphere
D
mesophere
17) The layer of air surrounding the Earth is the Earth's _____________.
A
atmosphere
B
air pressure
C
ozone
D
environment
18) The constant movement of water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again is called _________________.
A
evaporation
B
the water cycle
C
weather
D
a surface current
19) How are clouds formed?
A
Water vapor warms as it rises and evaporates into liquid.
B
Water vapor cools as it rises and evaporates into liquid.
C
Water vapor cools as it rises and condenses into liquid.
D
Water vapor warms as it rises and condenses into liquid.
20) What is a front?
A
An increase of temperatures over the world.
B
A large mass of air that takes on the characterisitics where it is formed.
C
Where two air masses meet.
D
Formed when liquid condenses in the atmosphere.
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