Quiz 1.3 Review
Name: ________________________
•Composition of the Atmosphere
• What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and
Water Vapor
• Know what each of the gases above do in the atmosphere
1. Fill out the table on the major gases of the atmosphere.
Gas
% in Atmosphere
Function
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
•Layers of the Atmosphere
• Know the order of the five layers and what happens in each
2. Label the layers of the atmosphere and give a fact about each layer.
Fact
Fact
Fact
Fact
Fact
•Know the stages of the water cycle in order
3. Use the diagram of the water cycle to complete the table.
B
C
A
D
Stage
A
B
C
D
Name
Definition
•Energy Transfer
• Know the definition and an example of conduction, convection and radiation
4. What type of energy transfer is shown in each picture? Give the definition also.
Example
Type of Heat Transfer
Definition
•Global Convection Cells
• Know the location of the global convection cells and the barriers between them
• Be able to explain the type of air in each cell
• Be able to draw the location of the jet stream based on the temperature of Louisville
• Know the energy budget of Earth
• land breeze vs sea breeze
5. Label each picture as a land or sea breeze and indicate which is hot air and which is cold air.
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6. How does water absorb and radiate heat differently from land to create a land or sea breeze?
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7. Draw the Ferrel, Polar and Hadley cells on the northern and southern hemisphere of Earth. For
each cell explain the type of air it produces.
8. What is the Coriolis Effect and how does it effect Earth’s weather?
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9. On the map below all of Earth’s major deserts are stared. What latitude are they on and what
barrier of air is found there?
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10. Draw arrows with percents showing how much of the Sun’s energy is reflected or absorbed by
Earth.
•Weather Measurements
• Know the following measurements and the devices used to measure them
• Temperature, Air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, dew point and
precipitation
• Know the difference between high and low pressure systems
• Be able to read and use a dew point chart
11. Explain the weather conditions at location A and B.
B
A
Location A
Location B
12. For each weather measurement explain what device is used to measure it and how it is used to
predict the weather.
Measurement
Tool Used
How does it help predict the weather?
Temperature
Air Pressure
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Humidity
Dew Point
Precipitation
13. Draw where the jet stream is in each of the weather maps.
•Clouds
• Be able to identify the following types of clouds and explain the type of weather present
• Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Stratus, Nimbostratus, Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus,
Stratocumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cumulus
14. Fill out the cloud identification chart.
Picture
Raining
Type of Cloud
How do you know?
Picture
Type of Cloud
How do you know?