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From Atmosphere Weather Factors Weather Patterns And Climate

Test your understanding of atmospheric factors, weather patterns, and climate with this practice test. Answer questions on paper without sharing with others. From troposphere to thermosphere, assess your knowledge with our test.

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From Atmosphere Weather Factors Weather Patterns And Climate

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  1. Weather Practice Test From Atmosphere Weather Factors Weather Patterns And Climate

  2. Write the answer to each of the following questions on your paper. This is a practice test, not quizbowl. Remember: Don’t talk and give the answer away to another person!!

  3. The warmest layer of the atmosphere is the a. Troposphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere 1

  4. d. thermosphere

  5. True or False Cyclones are low-pressure centers with winds that spiral inward. 2

  6. True

  7. The sky looks blue because of a. Ozone b. Infrared radiation c. Scattering d. The greenhouse effect 3

  8. C. scattering

  9. The percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere is: a. Less than 1 percent b. 21 percent c. 78 percent d. 99 percent 4

  10. B. • 21 percent

  11. True or False A thunderstorm begins as a tropical disturbance. 5

  12. False

  13. The direct transfer of electromagnetic waves is called? a. Conduction b. Heat c. Convection d. Radiation 6

  14. D. • radiation

  15. True or False Air pressure decreases as altitude decreases. 7

  16. False

  17. A gas in the atmosphere that varies between zero and five percent in different places is: a. Nitrogen b. oxygen c. Methane d. Water vapor 8

  18. D. Water vapor

  19. All winds are caused by differences in ________. 9

  20. Air pressure

  21. True or False A wind blowing towards the north is called a north wind. 10

  22. False, south wind

  23. When two cool air masses cut a warm air mass off from the ground, which kind of front forms? a. Cold b. Occluded c. Stationary d. warm 11

  24. B. occluded

  25. Compared with weather patterns, climate patterns are more • Severe • long term • local • unusual 12

  26. B. Long term

  27. Photochemical smog is caused by the action on chemicals of a. Lightning b. Ozone c. Sunlight d. rain 13

  28. C. Sunlight

  29. A tropical storm with winds of 119 km per hour or higher is called a(n) _________. 14

  30. Hurricane

  31. On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is a. 0° b. 32° c. 100° d. 30 ° 15

  32. B. 32º F

  33. The less mass in a given volume of air, the A. more the air weighs. B. less dense the air is. C. more dense the air is. D. greater the air pressure. 16

  34. B. less dense the air is.

  35. The sudden discharge of energy in a storm is referred to as a. A storm surge b. Thunder c. Lightning d. A tropical disturbance 17

  36. c. Lightning

  37. _________ are high-pressure centers of dry air with winds that spiral outward. 18

  38. Anticyclones

  39. Which carries warmth from the tropics toward the polar regions? A. Urban heat islands B. warm-water currents C. Cold-water currents D. Trade winds 19

  40. B. warm-water currents

  41. The most common kind of precipitation is _________. 20

  42. rain

  43. Harmful substances in air, water, or soil are called a. Particles b. Pollutants c. Soot d. Dust 21

  44. b. Pollutants

  45. Which type of air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United States? a. Maritime tropical b. Continental tropical c. Maritime polar d. Continental polar 22

  46. c. Maritime polar

  47. The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance is its a. Density b. Weight c. Altitude d. pressure 23

  48. a. Density

  49. In which type of clouds do tornadoes form? a. Cumulus b. Cumulonimbus c. Cirrus d. Nimbostratus 24

  50. b. Cumulonimbus

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