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Weather Quiz 2: Energy In The Atmosphere On Earth
Test Description: Atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Some ultraviolet radiation (UV) is absorbed by clouds in the upper stratosphere before reaching Earth.
A
False
B
True
2) An increase in water vapor in the atmosphere greatly affects Earth’s temperature.
A
False
B
True
3) Most of the sunlight that reaches Earth is reflected into space.
A
False
B
True
4) Which of these groups contains a correct grouping of the gases responsible for absorbing heat released by a warmed Earth, in turn, holding heat in our atmosphere that would otherwise go back into space?
A
carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrous oxide, argon
B
carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen, ozone, methane
C
nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, ozone
D
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide
5) Which of the following is a true statement?
A
Water on Earth heats up and cools off more quickly than land
B
Water heats up more quickly, but land cools off more quickly.
C
Land heats up more quickly, but water cools off more quickly.
D
Land heats up and cools off more quickly than water on Earth
6) The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (which can travel through space without the aid of matter) is called
A
ultraviolet
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection
7) What is the term for the natural heating process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat that was in the warmed Earth and sent back toward space?
A
global warming
B
greenhouse effect
C
electromagnetic radiation
D
El Niño
8) Which of these contribute(s) to a rise in Earth’s temperature?
A
burning of fossil fuels
B
deforestation
C
a, b, and c
D
livestock agriculture
9) The _______________ is the gas that protects the Earth from too much UV.
A
oxygen
B
water vapor
C
ozone
D
carbon dioxide
10) What is the term for the trend of the increasing overall temperatures on Earth?
A
Coriolis effect
B
ionospheric ozone effect
C
greenhouse effect
D
global warming
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