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Honors Atmosphere Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Electrically charged particles are found primarily in the _ _.
a. troposphere
b. electrosphere
c. stratosphere
d. ionosphere
2.
is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
a. Motion
b. Radiation
c. Convection
d. Conduction
3. The ~_ contains the highest concentration of ozone.
a. mesosphere
b. troposphere
c. stratosphere
d. exosphere
4. Too much exposure to _ _ can cause skin cancer.
a. ultraviolet radiation c. ozone
b. chlorofluorocarbons d. jet streams
5. Chlorofluorocarbons may be harming the ozone layer by
a. destroying ozone molecules
c. adding more ozone molecules
b. blocking ultraviolet radiation
d. increasing nitrogen levels
6. Reflection and absorption by the atmosphere prevent some _ _ from reaching Earth's surface.
a. nitrogen
b. ozone
c. oxygen
d. radiation
7. Some scientists hypothesize that Earth's ozone layer is being damaged by _ _.
a. ultraviolet radiation c. chlorofluorocarbons
b. plant life on Earth d. global warming
8. The atmosphere is
c. the layer that contains the ozone layer.
a. the layer in which weather occurs.
b. the layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
d. the layer ofwater in the oceans.
9. The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are
a. nitrogen and oxygen. c. carbon dioxide and oxygen.
b. carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
d. nitrogen and hydrogen.
10. Ozone is
a. a form of chlorine with three oxygen atoms in each molecule.
b. a form of oxygen with three oxygen lil-toms in each molecule.
c. a form ofnitrogen with two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
d. a form of oxygen with two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
11. As you rise farther in the atmosphere, air pressure
a. doesn't change.
b. increases.
c. decreases.
d. increases,then
decreases.
12. The main layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in
a. pressure.
b. altitude.
c. temperature.
d. density.
13. The layer in our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the
b. stratosphere.
c. mesosphere.
d. troposphere.
a. exosphere.
14. From Earth to space, the main layers in our atmosphere are:
a. thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere.
b. mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere.
c. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.
d. stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.
ID: A
Name: _____________________
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15. Which of the following is an effect of air pollution?
a. destruction ofthe ozone layer
c. volcanic ash dispersal
b. chlorofluorocarbons
d. pollen distribution
16. After Earth absorbs infrared rays that heat the ground, what kind of energy does the atmosphere absorb from
the ground?
a. mirage
b. albedo
c. solar
d. thermal
17. Which of the following pairs are NOT components of the atmosphere?
a. water vapor/particulates
c. atmospheric pressure/gravity
b. ozone/argon
d. nitrogen/oxygen
18. Interactions between solar radiation and the ionosphere cause
a. scattering.
b. smog.
c. temp. inversions d. auroras.
19. Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and location.
a. climate
b. storm fronts
c. all
d. weather
20. Tiny dust particles in the atmosphere inwhich water condeses upon are known as
a. gas nodules
b. ice crystals
c. air pollution
d. condensation nuclei 2 I. Tiny liquid and solid particles in the atmosphere are called a. smog
b. aerosols
c. fog
d. CFC's
22. Atmospheric pressure is the amount of gases in the atmosphere pushing down on you and
a. pressure increases with altitude
c. pressure decreases with altitude
d. pressure is greatest on mountain tops
b. pressure increases then decreases
23. Which ofthe following is NOT an element of weather.
a. humidity
c. precipitation rate
b. wind speed and direction
d. temperature
24. The transfer of heat (thermal) energy always goes in this direction
a. cold to hot
b. same at a point
c. hot to cold
d. no transfer occurs
25. The tropics are generally warm or warmer all year round because the
a. sun angle is at or near 90 degrees
c. sun angle is less than 90 degrees
b. the sun shines on a 360 degree angle
d. the sun agnle is at or near 180 degrees
26. In the Northern Hemisphere during a summer solstice the Sun's rays are hitting the
a. Tropic of Capricorn
c. Arctic Circle
b. Tropic of Cancer
d. Equator
27. The season ofthe year inwhich there is a equal amount of sunlight and darkness is when there is
a. a soltice
c. all planets align
b. a equinox
d. when sun/moon are in equalibrium
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. greenhouse effect
d. conduction
e. albedo
b. electromagnetic spectrum
c. convection
28. all of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
29. the fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off the surface of an object
30. the warming ofthe surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide and water vapor
in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation
31. the transfer of energy as heat through a materiai
32. movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations