Question 1

Select the option that has these gasses listed from most abundant to least abundant in Earth's atmosphere:

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nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide

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oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon

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nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon

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nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, argon

Question 2

Weather happens in which later of Earth's atmosphere?

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

Question 3

Without atmosphere, Earth would have

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a greater range of temperatures

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more animals

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more photosynthesis

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more glaciers

Question 4

The density of air depends upon how closely gas molecules are packed together.

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true

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false

Question 5

Earth could not support life without its atmosphere.

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true

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false

Question 6

The density of air is greater at higher altitudes.

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false

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true

Question 7

The weight of air pushing against a given area:

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air pressure

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nitrogen

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water vapor

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altitude

Question 8

Which air is less dense and rises:

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warm air

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cold air

Question 9

The greatest air pressure is

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at sea level

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on mountain tops

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in the stratosphere

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in the southern hemisphere

Question 10

The shortest waves in the electromagnetic spectrum:

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gamma waves

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radio waves

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ultraviolet light

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infrared light

Question 11

Which form of heating requires molecules touching molecules?

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 12

Convection happens mainly in the stratosphere.

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false

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true

Question 13

Warm air sinks to the surface in a convection current.

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false

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true

Question 14

The ability to do work:

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energy

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photon

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convection

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radiation

Question 15

light with wavelengths too short for humans to see:

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ultraviolet light

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visible light

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infrared light

Question 16

transfer of energy by a current:

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 17

tiny packet of energy from the  sun:

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photon

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infrared light

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radiation

Question 18

Forms of energy include

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all of the above

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electrical energy

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light energy

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chemical energy

Question 19

Convection occurs in liquids and gasses but not solids.

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true

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false

Question 20

A greenhouse gas mainly absorbs heat that

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re-radiates from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere.

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radiates directly from the sun.

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comes from burning fossil fuels.

Question 21

The sun's energy travels through space by

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radiation.

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convection.

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conduction.

Question 22

The sun's rays strike Earth's surface most directly at the

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equator.

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poles

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artic circle

Question 23

The main way heat moves through the atmosphere:

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convection

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radiation

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conduction

Question 24

Gasses that absorb heat in the atmosphere are called

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greenhouse gasses

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stratosphere

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ozone

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radiated gasses

Question 25

The top of the mesosphere is warmer than the bottom.

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false

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true

Question 26

The thermosphere has charged particles called ions.

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true

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false

Question 27

The layers of the atmosphere put in order from the ground up:

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, stratsphere

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troposphere, exosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere

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stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere, troposphere

Question 28

boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere:

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tropopause

Question 29

The tropopause prevents cool air in the tropsphere from mixing with

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warm air in the stratosphere

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cold air in the exosphere

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hot air in the thermosphere

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cold air in the mesosphere

Question 30

The coldest temperatures in the atmosphere occur in the

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mesosphere

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

Question 31

All of Earth's weather takes place in the

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troposphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 32

The layer that gradually merges with outer space:

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exosphere

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stratosphere

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troposphere

Question 33

The strength of wind depends upon differences in air pressure.

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true

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false

Question 34

Monsoons occur because of seasonal differences in temperature.

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true

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falso

Question 35

Air above ocean water cools and heats faster than air above land.

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false

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true

Question 36

Wind that occurs in belts around the planet

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global wind

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jet stream

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land breeze

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local wind

Question 37

wind that blows from sea to land:

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sea breeze

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land breeze

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local wind

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northerly wind

Question 38

fast-moving air current high in the troposphere

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jet stream

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monsoon

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sea breeze

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global wind

Question 39

All winds occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

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troposphere

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mesosphere

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stratosphere

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exosphere

Question 40

Winds always blow from an area of high pressue to an area of low pressure.

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true

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false

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