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Environmental Science: Atmosphere
Test Description: Chapter 15.1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which gas?
A
oxygen
B
carbon dioxide
C
nitrogen
D
argon
2) Which organisms help to convert useless nitrogen in the atmosphere into usable forms?
A
bacteria
B
humans
C
animals
D
plants
3) What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere? (from closest to the Earth's surface to the furthest from the Earth's surface)
A
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
B
thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and exosphere
C
troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
D
exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere
4) Almost all clouds are found in which layer of the atmopshere?
A
troposphere
B
therosphere
C
mesosphere
D
exosphere
5) The ozone layer can be found in which layer of the atmosphere?
A
stratosphere
B
atmosphere
C
thermosphere
D
troposphere
6) What is the term that describes the transfer of heat through space?
A
radioation
B
convection
C
conduction
D
climate
7) A warm front
A
causes snow or heavy rain to fall if the rising air contains a lot of water vapor.
B
occurs when a mass of warmer, moister air pushes against a mass of colder, drier air
C
produce sudden weather changes, including thunderstorms
D
occurs when a mass of colder, drier air pushes against a warmer, moister air mass
8) A cold front
A
never causes precipitation
B
occurs when a mass of colder, drier air pushes against a warmer, moister air mass
C
can bring light rain fall
D
occurs when a mass of warmer, moister air pushes against a mass of colder, drier air
9) ____________________ is the transfer of heat directly between two objects that are in contact with one another.
A
conduction
B
convection
C
convection c urrents
D
radiation
10) The sinking of cool air and the rising of warm air causes _________________________
A
convection currents
B
warm fronts
C
snow to fall
D
conduction
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