Atmosphere Unit Test

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If Earth's axis is tipping away from the sun as in this image, that means the Northern Hemisphere is in which season?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following air circulation cells is found from 0 - 30 degrees North latitude?

• Polar cell

• Hadley cell

• Ferrel cell

• El Nino

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes wind to bend

• In a clockwise pattern

• In a counterclockwise direction

• towards the Southern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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

• Respiration

• Denitrification

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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

What percentage of the atmosphere is made of oxygen gas?

• 78%

• 50%

• 21%

• 1%