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Earth's Weather Unit Test
Test Description: Students Prepare for their unit test on Earth's Weather
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why does air pressure decrease from the troposphere to the exosphere?
A
Because there are lower temperatures as altitude increases
B
Because there are fewer molecules as altitude increases
C
Because there are higher temperatures as altitude increases
D
Because there are more air molecules as altitude increases
2) Which occurs within a high pressure system?
A
Calm weather, as air sinks
B
The formation of hurricanes
C
The formation of tornadoes
D
Large clouds, as air rises
3) A city has experienced a temperature drop of 20 degrees in 6 hours, a decrease in air pressure, and cloudy weather which includes rain and thunder. What has just happened in this city?
A
A blizzard has taken place
B
A high pressure system has stalled.
C
A warm front has passed.
D
A cold front has passed.
4) How does the convection of air produce thunderstorms?
A
by causing both warm air and cold air to sink
B
by causing warm air to rise and cold air to sink
C
by causing both warm and cold air to rise
D
by causing warm to sink and cold air to rise
5) Which best explains how the Coriolis effect influences weather conditions?
A
It causes winds to move to the right in the Southern Hemisphere
B
It causes winds to rotate forming tornadoes on Earth
C
It causes winds to turn to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
D
It causes wind to follow a straight-line path around Earth.
6) Why is it important for the United States to monitor air pollution levels in other countries?
A
Air pollution can travel to the United States and affect people's health
B
Air pollution çan improve the ozone layer amounts in the atmosphere.
C
The United States has clean air and is able to help the other countries.
D
The United States is the only country able to monitor the air quality
7) How does the temperature of the stratosphere compare to the mesosphere?
A
It is colder than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ionosphere
B
It is warmer than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ozone layer
C
It is warmer than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ionosphere
D
It is colder than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ozone layer
8) Which of the following temperatures would be able to hold the greatest amount of water vapor?
A
64
B
72
C
63
D
59
9) Which statement is false when a cold front collides with a warm front?
A
The warm air would move overtop the cold air producing light rain showers
B
The cold air would push the warm air further to the South
C
The front would stop and the temperature would drop
D
The cold air would force the warm air mass upward producing thunderstorms
10) Trade winds are persistently easterly winds developed between
A
westerlies and polar highs
B
subtropical high pressure and sub polar low pressure
C
subtropical high pressure and equatorial doldrum
D
subtropical low pressure and polar high pressure
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