Name
Date
Class
Lesson Quiz A
LESSON 2
Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question or statement, write the letter of the correct answer .
1. Most of the energy that reaches Earth from the Sun is
A. visible light.
B. ultraviolet light.
C. infrared radiation.
2. When the Sun’s energy reaches Earth,
A. most of it is absorbed by clouds.
B. more than 90 percent of it is reflected.
C. about half of it is absorbed by Earth’s surface.
3. Why doesn’t Earth become hotter with time as the Sun shines on it?
A. The Sun gives off less energy every day.
B. Earth sends back into space the same amount of energy it receives.
C. Earth’s greenhouse effect is not strong enough to heat up the planet.
4. Which gases are most responsible for the warming that occurs with the
greenhouse effect?
A. nitrogen and oxygen
B. methane and carbon monoxide
C. carbon dioxide and water vapor
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is
used only once.
5. builds storm clouds as rapidly rising air cools
A. conduction
6. energy transfer by objects that are touching
B. latent heat
7. cooler air trapped beneath warmer air
C. radiation
8. energy transfer by electromagnetic waves
D. temperature inversion
9. energy transfer due to warm, rising air
E. unstable air
10. changed when water changes state
Earth’s Atmosphere
F. convection
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Name
Date
Lesson Quiz A
Class
LESSON 3
Air Currents
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question or statement, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the cause of wind?
A. the greenhouse effect
B. unequal heating of Earth’s surface
C. the release of latent heat as water changes state
2. Sea breezes form during the day when
A. a high-pressure area forms over the land.
B. the land heats faster than the nearby ocean.
C. the ocean heats faster than the nearby land.
3. What does the Coriolis effect do to winds in the northern hemisphere?
A. causes them to blow faster
B. causes them to reverse direction
C. causes them to turn to the right
4. Why do land breezes blow from the land to the sea at night?
A. The land is colder.
B. Land cools faster than nearby water.
C. An area of low pressure forms over the land.
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is
used only once.
5. steady east-to-west winds that flow toward
the
equator from 30°N and 30°S
A. prevailing westerlies
B. jet streams
C. trade winds
6. winds that blow from west to east between
30°N and 60°N and 30°S and 60°S
D. polar easterlies
7. cold winds that blow from east to west near
the
poles
8. narrow bands of high winds near the top of
the
troposphere
Earth’s Atmosphere
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Name
Date
Class
Lesson Quiz A
LESSON 4
Air Quality
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question or statement, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. A factory smokestack is a
A. point source of air pollution.
B. nonpoint source of air pollution.
C. controlled source of air pollution.
2. Which example is a nonpoint source of air pollution?
A. the chimney of a private home
B. a smokestack from an electric power plant
C. a highway that has many cars releasing exhaust
3. Which example is an effect of acid precipitation?
A. temperature inversions
B. weathered stone on buildings
C. an increase in the concentration of smog
4. Pollution that forms when sunlight reacts with chemicals in the air is
A. smog.
B. radon.
C. acid precipitation.
5. Why have air pollution controls failed to decrease ground-level ozone?
A. There are more cars on the roads.
B. Air pollution controls are not effective against ozone.
C. Ozone is not covered under the Clean Air Act of 1970.
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is
used only once.
6. tiny particles of dust, acid, and other chemicals
A. radon
7. traps pollution in air over cities
B. Clean Air Act
8. indoor pollutant emitted by some soil and rocks
9. responsible for decreasing air pollution levels
C. particulate matter
D. carbon monoxide
E. temperature inversion
10. Lead and this air pollutant have decreased the
most.
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