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Weathering And Climate Game 1
Test Description: Water cycle and atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which answer best describes earths atmosphere?
A
mostly carbon dioxide with about 21% oxygen
B
mostly oxygen with about 21% nitrogen
C
mostly nitrogen with about 21% oxygen
D
mostly nitrogen with about 21% carbon dioxide
2) What causes differences in air temperatures at different altitudes?
A
mainly the way air radiates solar energy
B
mainly the way gases absorb solar energy
C
mainly the way moisture moves through the atmosphere
D
mainly the way gases radiate light
3) What are the two highest layers of the atmosphere?
A
stratosphere, thermosphere
B
trosphere, mesosphere
C
thermosphere, mesosphere
D
troposphere, stratosphere
4) Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the
A
ionosphere
B
mesophere
C
hemisphere
D
troposphere
5) How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
A
about two-billionths
B
about 50%
C
about 80%
D
about one one-hundredth
6) Energy transfered as electromagnetic waves is called
A
thermal conduction
B
radiation
C
convection
D
convection current
7) Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called
A
radiation
B
convection current
C
convection
D
thermal conduction
8) Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called
A
convection
B
convection current
C
radiation
D
thermal conduction
9) The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth is called
A
radiation balance
B
the thermal effect
C
global warming
D
the greenhouse effect
10) When the amount of energy received from the sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal, it is called
A
solar reradiation
B
radiation balance
C
seasonal equality
D
global warming
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