Atmosphere Practice

Are there more clouds in the sky when air pressure is high or low?

• High

• Low

• The number of clouds is unrelated to air pressure

The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

Which type of map shows air pressure readings?

• Streamline

• Isothermic

• Precipitation

• Isobaric

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

• Hygrometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

Through which of the following is atmospheric Nitrogen converted to Nitrogen in the soil?

• Lightning (Nitrogen Fixation)

• Photosynthesis

• Denitrification

• Animal respiration

The phosphorus cycle is unique because it does not include which location?

• Soil

• Atmosphere

• Plants

• Animals

Which of the following is part of the quick carbon cycle but not the slow carbon cycle?

• Volcanoes

• Atmosphere

• Photosynthesis

• Ocean sediments

Which process takes carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into organic matter?

• Respiration

• Denitrification

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

A location that takes in a resource for a SHORT amount of time is called a...

• Source

• Sink

• Reservoir

Moving from the earth, upwards, what is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere