Ch. 13 The Atmosphere

1. Ch. 13 The Atmosphere Mrs. Samsa

2. The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place • Temperature • Thermal energy • Climate • Weather

3. Earth’s atmosphere consists of all of the following except: • Nitrogen • Carbon dioxide • Potassium • Oxygen • Water Vapor • Argon

4. Air has all of the following except • Gravity • Mass • Density • Pressure

5. The amount of ______ in the air varies greatly from place to place. • Carbon dioxide • Nitrogen • Water vapor • Oxygen

6. The force of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area is called • Convection currents • Air pressure • Gravity • Newtons

7. The air that surrounds us and that we breathe has the greatest percentage of . . . • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Ozone • Carbon dioxide • Water vapor • Methane

8. An instrument that is used to measure air pressure • Thermometer • Anemometer • Barometer • Psychrometer

9. As altitude increases . . . • Air pressure increases • Molecules get closer together • Density increases • Air pressure decreases

10. Scientists divide Earth’s atmosphere into four main layers according to • Changes in temperature • Changes in color • Changes in amount of water vapor • Changes in gravity

11. Which of the following is in the correct order? • Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere, exosphere. • Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere. • Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, ionosphere, exosphere, thermosphere. • Troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, ionosphere

12. In this layer, electrically charged particles create amazing light displays called auroras. • Exosphere • Mesosphere • Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Stratosphere • Troposphere

13. The ozone layer can be found in the • Troposphere • Mesosphere • Thermosphere • Stratosphere • Ionosphere • Exosphere

14. In this layer, our weather occurs and most commercial airplanes travel. • Mesosphere • Troposphere • Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Exosphere • Stratosphere

15. The coldest layer of the atmosphere is • Troposphere • Mesosphere • Thermosphere • Stratosphere • Ionosphere • Exosphere

16. Meteoroids burn up and look like shooting stars in the . . . • Exosphere • Ionosphere • Thermosphere • Mesosphere • Stratosphere • Troposphere

17. Which is not something that would happen if our ozone layer disappeared? • People would get skin cancer. • Plants and animals would get sun burned or negatively affected by UV Rays. • Visible light would disappear. • People would get horrible sun burns.

18. Air moves in large circular patterns because of • Convection currents • Conduction currents • Pressure belts • Trade winds • The greenhouse effect

19. What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth? • Warm air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles. • Cold air sinks at the equator and warm air rises at the poles • Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles. • Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.

20. Temperature can reach up to 1800 degrees C but there is not much heat because the molecules are so far apart in the … • Exosphere • Ionosphere • Mesosphere • Stratosphere • Troposphere • Thermosphere

21. Where is air pressure the greatest? • Stratosphere • Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Mesosphere • Troposphere • Exosphere

22. The ozone layer protects us from . . . • Infrared radiation • Electromagnetic waves • Visible light • Ultraviolet light • Heat waves

23. The layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the mass is the • Exosphere • Mesosphere • Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Troposphere • Stratosphere

24. The layer where GPS and TV satellites and space shuttles orbit is the . . . • Thermosphere • Stratosphere • Mesosphere • Ionosphere • Exosphere • Troposphere

25. Energy travels to Earth as . . . • Electromagnetic waves • Convection currents • Ionic waves • Seismic waves

26. Infrared radiation are ______ waves that have wavelengths that are _______ than visible light • Heat, shorter • Convection, longer • UV, shorter • Heat, longer • Convection, shorter

27. Ultraviolet light is a(an) _________ form of energy with wavelengths that are ______ than visible light. • Conduction, shorter • Radiation, longer • Invisible, shorter • Heat, longer • Invisible, longer • Convection, longer

28. The process where dust-size particles and gases in the atmosphere dispense light in all directions is called . . . • Scattering • Diffraction • Refraction • Reflection • Absorption • Convection

29. The sky looks blue because of ______ which happens to short blue wavelengths more than long red wavelengths. • Reflection • Diffraction • Absorption • Scattering

30. A natural process which keeps Earth at a comfortable temperature is called . . • Global warming • Global climate change • Greenhouse effect • Hole in ozone layer • Conduction cells

31. 70% of the energy that reaches the troposphere is ____ by land, water and the atmosphere. • Scattered • Reflected • Diffracted • Absorbed • Radiated

32. Humans may put more gases like carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor in the atmosphere which will increase ___ and could lead to ___ • Global warming, the greenhouse effect • The greenhouse effect, a hole in the ozone layer • Pollution, the Coriolis effect • The greenhouse effect, global warming

33. Local and global winds are caused by • Unequal heating of Earth’s surface • Unequal amount of greenhouse gases • Unequal temperatures in the layers of the atmosphere • Unequal density in the layers of the atmosphere

34. The total amount of energy of motion in the particles of a substance is called . . . • Temperature • Climate • Thermal energy • Conduction

35. The average amount of energy of motion of each particle in a substance is called . . . • Climate • Thermal energy • Weather • Heat • Temperature

36. The tea in a pot has _____ thermal energy than tea in a cup even though the temperature is the same because it has _______ • More, less mass • More, more mass • Less, less mass • Less, more mass • More, greater density • Less, lesser density

37. Transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact is • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Thermal waves • Convection currents

38. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquids and gases) is • Electromagnetic waves • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Coriolis effect

39. The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is . . . • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Thermal energy • Temperature • Climate

40. ____ works well in metals, but air and water do not transfer heat well by this method. • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Insulation

41. The fact that your basement is cooler in the summer than your attic is because of . . . • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Thermal energy • The Coriolis effect

42. In the troposphere most of the heat transferred is by . . . • Conduction • Convection • Radiation • Ultraviolet radiation • Visible light

43. The movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure is called • Convection currents • Wind • Air pressure • Windchill factor • Coriolis Effect

44. The instrument used to measure wind speed is … • Windmeter • Windchill factor • Thermometer • Barometer • Wind vane • Anemometer

45. During the day, the land heats up faster (low pressure), water is cooler (high pressure) so . . . • Wind blows from sea to land (land breeze) • Wind blows from sea to land (sea breeze) • Wind blows from land to sea (land breeze) • Wind blows from land to sea (sea breeze)

46. During the night, land cools down faster, water is warmer, so … • Wind blows from sea to land (sea breeze) • Wind blows from sea to land (land breeze) • Wind blows from land to sea (sea breeze) • Wind blows from land to sea (land breeze)

47. Which of the following are not global wind belts? • Doldrum • Horse latitude • Southern currents • Trade winds • Prevailing westerlies • Polar easterlies

48. A global wind belt with calm winds at 30O north and south is • Doldrums • Horse latitudes • Prevailing westerlies • Polar easterlies • Trade winds • Land breeze

49. A calm area where warm air rises and there is little to no wind at the equator is . . . • Polar easterlies • Prevailing westerlies • Doldrums • Horse latitudes • Trade winds

50. In the Northern hemisphere, global winds turn clockwise and in the Southern hemisphere they turn counterclockwise because of … • Polar easterlies • The greenhouse effect • Prevailing westerlies • Doldrums • Horse latitudes • The Coriolis effect