Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
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 nitrogen with about 21% carbon dioxide
C
mostly oxygen with about 21% nitrogen
D
mostly nitrogen with about 21% oxygen
2) What causes differences in air temperatures at different altitudes?
A
mainly the way gases absorb solar energy
B
mainly the way gases radiate light
C
mainly the way air radiates solar energy
D
mainly the way moisture moves through the atmosphere
3) What are the two highest layers of the atmosphere?
A
troposphere, stratosphere
B
thermosphere, mesosphere
C
trosphere, mesosphere
D
stratosphere, thermosphere
4) Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the
A
hemisphere
B
mesophere
C
troposphere
D
ionosphere
5) How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
A
about two-billionths
B
about one one-hundredth
C
about 50%
D
about 80%
6) Energy transfered as electromagnetic waves is called
A
convection current
B
convection
C
thermal conduction
D
radiation
7) Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called
A
convection current
B
convection
C
thermal conduction
D
radiation
8) Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called
A
convection current
B
thermal conduction
C
convection
D
radiation
9) The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth is called
A
global warming
B
radiation balance
C
the greenhouse effect
D
the thermal 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
radiation balance
B
global warming
C
seasonal equality
D
solar reradiation
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?