Atmosphere and Weather Review Sheet:
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Write your answers on your own sheet of paper.
Multiple Choice:
1. The amount of water vapor in the air is measured as:
a. humidity
b. dew point
c. temperature
d. atmospheric pressure
2. As air rises it condenses at the ________________________________.
a. stratosphere
b. front
c. temperature inversion
d. dew point
3. As air rises, it
a. compresses and warms
b. compresses and cools
c. expands and warms
d. expands and cools
4. The amount of water vapor the air can “hold” depends on air temperature. At higher temperatures
a. the air “holds” less water vapor
b. the air can “hold” more water vapor
c. the air is saturated
d. the air “holds” water vapor at its dew point
5. What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?
a. mantle
b. thermosphere
c. troposphere
d. stratosphere
6. The thickest layer of atmosphere is the ______________________________.
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
7. The layer of the atmosphere where most satellites are orbiting earth __________.
a. Thermosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Exosphere
d. Stratosphere
8. The most abundant element in our atmosphere is ____________________.
a. Argon
b. Oxygen
c. Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen
9. The second most abundant element in our atmosphere is __________________________.
a. Argon
b. Oxygen
c. Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen
10. Maybe the most important layer of our atmosphere has holes in it, which can be very dangerous.
a. Exosphere
b. Ionosphere
c. Troposphere
d. Ozone (part of the stratosphere)
Matching: Match the layer of the atmosphere on the left with its description on the right.
11. Thermosphere
12. Troposphere
13. Stratosphere
14. Ionosphere
15. Mesosphere
16. Exosphere
a. the thickest layer of the atmosphere
b. the most distant layer of the atmosphere
c. contains the ozone layer
d. contains the Aurora Borealis
e. layer where meteors burn up
f. the closest layer of the atmosphere
g. contains gasses
17. As I go up in altitude air pressure will ________________________
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
d. not enough information to know.
18. Cold air is _______________________ than warm air at the same pressure.
a. More dense
b. Less dense
c. The same density
Matching: Questions #19 - #24
a. convectional lifting
b. frontal lifting
c. orographic lifting
d. meteorology
e. weather
f. temperature inversion
g. climate
19. The smog problem in Denver and Los Angeles are caused by a ___.
20. The study of the atmosphere and weather is called ___.
21. When an air mass is pushed upward over a land obstacle, it undergoes ___.
22. Warming air rises from a “hot spot” on Earth’s surface and moves like a lava lamp. This type of
movement is called___.
23. When two air masses rise due to differences in temperature, pressure, and humidity it is called__.
24. The normal meteorological conditions that occur in a large region: ___.