Weather and Atmosphere Quiz

The sun's rays are strongest or most direct around the

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• North Sea

Air currents develop when cool air sinks and forces

• other cool air to move

• warm air somewhere else to rise

• a high-pressure area to move

• a low-pressure area to move

The most violent kind of storm is a(n)

• thunderstorm

• fog

• tornado

• air current

____ is the transfer of heat due to density differences in air.

The planetary wind system results from

• the rotation and uneven heating of the earth

• different climates in different regions

• the sun and tides

• local winds

Which is a global warming gas?

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• methane

• all of the previous choices

The ozone layer absorbs

• smog

• microwaves

• ultraviolet radiation

• infrared radiation

The atmosphere is made up mainly of

• nitrogen and carbon dioxide

• nitrogen and water vapor

• nitrogen and oxygen

• oxygen and argon

A barometer is an instrument that can be used to measure

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

• cloudiness

Cool, dry weather is usually accompanied by

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

• high relative humidity

• precipitation