Science Atmosphere Unit

Auroras occur where Earth's magnetosphere traps high-energy particles in which region of the atmosphere?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere

Which layer in the atmosphere is the ozone found?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere

Which substance in the atmosphere absorbs most of the ultraviolent rays?

• chlorofluorocarbon
• ozone
• nitrogen
• water

Why is the ozone content of the stratosphere important to living organisms?

• Ozone absorbs infrared radiation from the Sun
• Ozone absorbs ultraviolent radiation from the Sun
• Ozone is necessary to create oxygen for living things
• Ozone in the atmosphere prevents radiation of heat from Earth

What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns? 

• Sun
• Moon
• Oceans
• Mountains

What would a warm air mass over the ocean most likely cause? 

• earthquake
• snowfall
• tsunami
• rainfall

During the day the island heats faster than the water.  This uneven heating creates a pressure gradient and cuases the wind to blow.  Which of these describes how the wind blows?

• The wind blows toward the land in a circular path
• The wind blows away from the land in a circular path

If a cyclonic storm is rotating clockwise, where is the storm?

• Eastern Hemisphere 
• Western Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere

If a cyclonic storm is moving counter clock wise, where is the storm?

• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere

Which storm most likely develops as air masses interact with the warm water in the northwest Pacific Ocean?

• typhoon
• tornado 
• blizzard
• monsoon