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