Atmospheric Science Quiz

Atmospheric Science Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Atmospheric Science Quiz

Atmospheric Science Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Physics

8th Grade

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Created by

M Tortorella

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Why is it always colder up on mountaintops than in the city?

The air is thinner on mountaintops

The sun is closer to the mountaintops

Mountaintops have more atmosphere

Mountaintops have more heat

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What keeps us warm in the atmosphere?

The sun's heat

The air holding heat

The thick atmosphere

The thin atmosphere

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What happens to the air as you travel up through the atmosphere?

It gets warmer

It gets thicker

It gets colder

It stays the same

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What is the rate at which it gets colder as you travel up through the atmosphere called?

The lapse rate

The cold rate

The heat rate

The temperature rate

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

At what height do you leave the troposphere and enter the stratosphere?

10 kilometers

8 kilometers

12 kilometers

5 kilometers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

How much colder would a mountain 3000 meters high be compared to the city?

17 degrees celsius

10 degrees celsius

15 degrees celsius

5 degrees celsius

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What is the lapse rate in degrees celsius per kilometer?

6.5 degrees celsius

3.5 degrees celsius

4.5 degrees celsius

5.5 degrees celsius

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