Air Pressure, Atmosphere and Heat Transfer Quiz
1. The atmosphere is
a. The layer in which weather happens
b. The layer that contains the ozone layer
c. The layer of water in the oceans
d. The layer of gases that surrounds Earth
2. The more particles/molecules in a jar of air, the
a. Less mass it has
b. Higher the air pressure
c. Lower the air pressure
d. Less dense the air
3. When climbing a high mountain, you get out of breath because
a. The percentage of oxygen in the air increases
b. There is more nitrogen molecules in the air
c. There is less oxygen molecules in the air
d. Air pressure is greater
Use the diagram below to answer questions 4 and 5
4. Which two gases are there the most of in the atmosphere (use the chart above)?
a. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen
c. Nitrogen and oxygen
d. Nitrogen and hydrogen
5. What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases that are NOT oxygen and nitrogen? (use the
chart above)
a. 1 %
b. 21 %
c. 78 %
d. 99 %
Use the diagram below to answer the following questions
6. A rocket takes off from Earth. What will happen to the temperature as the rocket climbs from 28 – 40
km above Earth’s surface?
a. Temperature will decrease
b. Temperature will increase
c. Temperature will stay the same
7. As you rise upwards in the atmosphere air pressure
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Does not change
8. The ozone layer is found in the
a. 1st layer – troposphere
b. 2nd layer – stratosphere
c. 3rd layer – mesosphere
d. 4th layer – thermosphere
9. What does the ozone do that is beneficial to life on Earth?
a. Burns up meteors
b. Satellites orbit here
c. Blocks UV radiation from the sun
10. The layer of our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the
a. 1st layer – troposphere
b. 2nd layer – stratosphere
c. 3rd layer – mesosphere
d. 4th layer – thermosphere
Heat Transfer
Use the choices in the box for the following questions
11. Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot.
a. Radiation
12. Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean
b. Conduction
rushes in.
c. Convection
13. A huge rock gets hot during a sunny day.
14. When the pan is set on the burner the whole pan gets hot.
15. The side of the chair facing a fireplace gets warm.
16. Tectonic plates on the Earth are moved when the magma in the mantle moves.
17. One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame; the other end gets hot.
18. You are in the top bunk of a bunk bed and you are hot. Your friend on the
bottom bunk is cool.
19. A house burns down. On the house across the street the vinyl siding is twisted
and melted by the heat.