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ATMOSPHERE and WEATHER QUIZ
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
1. What two factors are used to classify climate in the Koppen climate classification system?
a. temperature and air pressure
c. temperature and precipitation
b. elevation and latitude
d. Precipitation and location
2. Which of the global climates is Charlotte a part of?
a. Humid tropical
c. Dry
b. Highland
d. Humid mid-latitude
3. In dry climates, which of the following is true?
a. There is more precipitation and less evaporation
b. There is more precipitation and less sunlight
c. There is more evaporation and less precipitation
d. There is more precipitation and less greenhouse effect
4. In general, how do temperatures at higher altitudes compare to temperatures at lower
altitudes?
a. Higher altitudes have colder temperatures
b. Higher altitudes have warmer temperatures
c. They both have similar temperatures
d. Altitude doesn’t effect temperature variations
5. Which of the following is an example of climate?
a. A sudden snowstorm resulted in subzero temperatures and 30 inches of new snow.
b. In southern California, temperatures are generally mild and rainfall is low.
c. Record-breaking low temperatures caused a sudden freeze one day in Charlotte.
d. A week of rain caused widespread flooding in Seattle.
THE ATMOSPHERE
6. The diagram to the right shows four layers of Earth's atmosphere.
Which of the following correctly labels the layers represented by A, B, C,
and D (from Earth moving upward) in the correct sequence?
a. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
b. thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
c. troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
d. mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
7. In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the
temperature increase with increasing altitude?
a. troposphere and stratosphere
b. troposphere and mesosphere
c. stratosphere and thermosphere
d. mesosphere and thermospher
8. The altitude of the ozone layer near the South Pole is 20 kilometers
above sea level. Which temperature zone of the atmosphere contains this
ozone layer?
a. troposphere
c. mesosphere
b. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
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9. The most abundant gas in earth’s atmosphere is
a. oxygen
c. water vapor
b. carbon dioxide
d. nitrogen
10. Which temperature zone of the atmosphere has the greatest air pressure?
a. troposphere
c. mesosphere
b. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
11. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a. oxygen
c. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen
d. hydrogen
12. Most weather phenomena occur in which layer of the atmosphere?
a. troposphere
c. mesosphere
b. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
13. The layers of the atmosphere are divided up according to what?
a. pressure
c. amount of gases
b. temperature
d. type of gases
14. As you hike up a mountain, which of the following decreases?
a. temperature
c. sunlight
b. altitude
d. none of the above
15. This layer of the atmosphere contains ozone that filters UV radiation.
a. troposphere
c. mesosphere
b. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
HEAT
16. During which process does heat transfer occur because of density differences? This type of
heat transfer is also known for its movement throughout the atmosphere.
a. conduction
c. convection
b. radiation
d. reflection
17. Tanika burned her hand by touching a hot metal spoon that was sitting in boiling water. It
burned her because she made contact with the hot item. What type of heat transfer is this?
a. conduction
c. convection
b. radiation
d. reflection
18. What process describes the transfer of heat through direct contact of materials?
a. conduction
c. convection
b. radiation
d. reflection
19. Earth receives heat from the sun through what method of heat transfer?
a. conduction
c. convection
b. radiation
d. reflection
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20. The diagram below shows a student heating a pot of water over a fire. The arrows represent
the transfer of heat. Letter A represents heat transfer through the metal pot, B represents heat
transfer by currents in the water, and C represents heat that is felt in the air surrounding the pot
a)
c)
b)
d)
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21. The air above a burning candle is heated and rises. Which table correctly identifies the type
of heat transfer within the rising air and the change in air density above the burning candle?
a)
b)
c)
d)
22. Which of the following is true?
a. land heats less quickly than water
b. land heats more quickly than water
c. land cools more quickly that water
d. both B and C
AIR MASSES
23. Air masses are identified on the basis of temperature and
a. type of precipitation
b. wind velocity
c. moisture content
d. atmospheric transparency
Base your answers to questions 24-25 on the map below and on your knowledge of science. The map
shows the origin of a maritime tropical air mass. The arrow shows the general track of this air mass.
New York
State is labeled NY.
24. Which temperature and moisture conditions are associated with this air mass?
a. cold and dry
c. cold and humid
b. warm and humid
d. warm and dry
25. Which geographic region is the most common source region for the mT air masses that move
into New York State?
a. northern Canada
b. Gulf of Mexico
c. Arctic Ocean
d. southwestern United States
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26. An air mass classified as cT usually forms over which type of Earth surface?
a. cool water
c warm water
b. cool land
d. warm land
27. Which type of air mass is associated with cold, dry atmospheric conditions?
a. cP
c. mP
b. cT
d. mT
For # 28- 29, use the image map below.
28. Which of the following is a characteristic of the air mass labeled F
a. Continental polar
b. Continental tropical
c. Maritime Polar
d. Maritime Tropical
29. Which air mass would be associated with dry, hot conditions?
a. A and D
b. E and D c. E d. A
FRONTS
30. What is a front?
a. Where radiation heats up the ground.
b. A large body of air.
c. A warm air mass.
d. The border where air masses meet.
31. What is true about warm air?
a. It contains less water vapor than cold air
b. It contains more water vapor than cold air
c. It contains the same amount of water vapor as cold air
d. It does not contain any water vapor
32. What type of front occurs when warm air moves into an area where cooler air was?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
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33. The weather symbol to the right represents which type of front?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
Questions 34 use the weather map below, which shows a high-pressure center (H) and a low-pressure
center (L), with two fronts extending from the low-pressure center. Points X and Y are locations on the
map connected by a reference line.
34. Which type of front is located between Buffalo and Detroit?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
For questions 35 & 36 use the diagram below.
35. Which type of front is represented by letter X?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
36. Which type of front forms when front X catches and overtakes front Y?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
37. In which type of front does a warm air mass move into a cold air mass?
a. Warm
c. Stationary
b. Cold
d. occluded
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38. Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards?
a. Cooler, dense air
c. The driest air
b. Warmer, less dense air
d. The least polluted air
39. A mass of warm air overtakes a cold air mass and moves over it is a?
a. Warm front
c. Stationary front
b. Cold front
d. Occluded front
40. Which symbols on a weather map represent stationary fronts?
Use the map below to answer questions 40-41.
41. According to the weather map, what type of front is letter B?
a. Warm
c. Stationary
b. Cold
d. Occluded
42. According to the weather map, front D is likely to cause what type of weather?
a. Light to moderate precipitation
c. It is unclear from the information given
b. Brief, stormy weather
d. Clear, fair weather
SEVERE WEATHER
43. In what direction will the wind be moving around the high pressure system?
a. Clockwise
c. North to South
b. Counterclockwise
d. South to North
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44. What are centers of low pressure called?
a. Anticyclones
c. Jet streams
b. Air masses
d. Cyclones
45. Fair, clear weather is usually expected with which of the following?
a. Cyclones
c. Low-pressure systems
b. anticyclones
d. none of the above
46. What is the main factor that leads to the formation of a hurricane?
a. Convection occurring more quickly as warm air rises and colder air sinks
b. Dry, hot winds meeting moist air over a warm ocean
c. The rapid cooling of a cyclonic wind system
d. Wind speeds slowing down and causing an increase of winds behind it
47. What produces the most damage during a hurricane?
a. High wind speeds
c. Heavy rainfall and storm surges
b. Collapsing buildings
d. The trembling ground
48. What factor leads to tornadoes touching down on the Earth?
a. Low pressure
c. high pressure
b. Conduction
d. high winds
49. What produces the most damage during a tornado?
a. High wind speeds
c. Heavy rainfall and storm surges
b. Collapsing buildings d. The trembling ground
50. Hurricanes rotate in which direction in the northern hemisphere?
a. counterclockwise
c. clockwise
b. north to south
d. east to west.
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