Atmosphere and Global Winds Final Quiz
  • 1. In which layer is the ozone layer?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Biosphere
D) Mesosphere
  • 2. In which layer is air pressure lowest?
A) Biosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Stratosphere
D) Thermosphere
  • 3. The main gases which form the atmosphere are..
A) He, N2
B) H2 , O2
C) He , O2
D) N2 , O2
  • 4. Which convection cell is responsible for low pressure at the equator?
A) Equator Cell
B) Polar Cell
C) Ferrel Cell
D) Hadley Cell
  • 5. The greenhouse effect is
A) the increase of UV radiation
B) the growth of green plants
C) the warming of the atmosphere
D) the falling of acid rain
  • 6. Atmospheric pressure is the same at any height from the ground.
A) False
B) True
  • 7. The vertical movement of air due to the uneven heating is called
A) reflection
B) refraction
C) convection
D) radiation
  • 8. The Coriolis Force is a result of Earth's
A) rotation
B) axis tilt of 23.5 degrees
C) revolution
  • 9. These winds form as cold air at the poles sinks and begins to move towards the equator.
A) Polar Easterlies
B) Westerlies
C) Trade Winds
D) Doldrums
  • 10. The jet stream is
A) An air current that flows toward Asia during the monsoon
B) A narrow zone at the top of the troposphere in which winds reach up to 200 miles per hour
C) A mass of warm air used by jets to reach the stratosphere
D) A north-south wind at high altitudes
  • 11. Westerly winds blow from east to west.
A) False
B) True
  • 12. Global winds that blow northeast from 30° north latitude and southeast
    from 30° south latitude are called
A) Polar easterilies
B) Doldrums
C) Westerlies
D) Trade winds
  • 13. Air moves in large, circular patterns called
A) convection cells
B) convection currents
C) trade winds
D) pressure belts
  • 14. The region at 30 degrees N and S of calm or unsteady winds is called the:
A) trade winds
B) horse latitudes
C) doldrums
D) westerlies
  • 15. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?
A) mesosphere
B) thermosphere
C) ionosphere
D) troposphere
  • 16. Heat that is transfered by contact is called ____________________ .
A) convection
B) condensation
C) radiation
D) conduction
  • 17. Warm air rises because it is denser than cold air.
A) True
B) False
  • 18. Wind is caused by:
A) areas of different precipitation
B) The unequal heating of Earth's surface by the Sun.
C) Conduction cells in the atmosphere
D) Cold air rising and warm air sinking.
  • 19. A land breeze usually originates during the ____.
A) evening and flows toward the land
B) day and flows towards the land
C) evening and flows toward the water
D) day and flows towards the water
  • 20. The force exerted by the weight of the air above is called ____.
A) temperature
B) air pressure
C) density
D) humidity
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