Weather & Water Quiz

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Supercalifragilisticosphere

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What makes your ears pop when you’re up in an airplane?

• The high speed of the airplane

• The stewardesses

• Ear fairies

• Air pressure inside the plane exceeding your blood pressure

• Air pressure inside and outside of your ear equalizing

If I take a bottle of water to the top of a tall mountain, drink all of the water, put the cap back on securely, and then return to sea level, what will happen to the bottle?

• It will get compressed.

• It will expand.

• It will stay the same.

• It will blow the cap off.

• It will wink at me...and then climb back to the top of the mountain by itself.

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If all of these liquids were poured into a cylinder, which would be on top?

• 20mL of salt water with a mass of 22g

• 40mL of corn oil with a mass of 35g

• 28g of olive oil with a volume of 36mL

• 25mL of honey with a mass of 30g

• Gross. Why would anyone ever put those liquids together?

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A fluid flowing in a vertical circular motion due to temperature change is called...

• A radiation cell

• A conduction cell

• A conversion cell

• A convection cell

• A padded cell

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During the night time, the temperature difference of the air over the sea and land causes what kind of breeze?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Sealand Breeze

• Sneeze Breeze

• Drew Brees

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Winds tend to move from...

• High-Pressure to Low-Pressure

• Low-Pressure to High-Pressure

• High-Pressure to Low-Altitude

• Low-Altitude to High-Altitude

• This is all too much pressure...ack!

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Recent climate change is being driven primarily by which gas?

• Dihydrogen Oxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbonic Acid

• Um...did you have an extra helping of beans this morning, sir?

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The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere changes during the year due to…

• More cars on the road in the summer

• Photosynthesis and decay of plants growing and shedding their leaves as the seasons change

• People heating their homes in the winter

• Factories making more holiday toys in the fall

• The extra breath from all the students talking more during the school year

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The total amount of water on planet Earth is…

• Changing randomly

• Growing

• Shrinking

• Constant

• A well-guarded secret known only to a select few pandas in China

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