Weather and Atmosphere Exam

The Aurora Borealis occurs in the:

• troposhere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

What's the climate?

• It's the condition of the atmosphere on an area during a long period of time.

• It's the atmosphere when it's raining

• It's the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

• Sunny, rainny and snowy.

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Which of the following devices measures air pressure?

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What's the weather like? - It's ...........

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Air pressure varies slightly over the Earth's surface, and variations in pressure are responsible for the changes in _____________________.

• sunlight

• ozone layer

• weather

• transportation

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_________ pressure is associated with storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

• High

• medium

• good

• Low

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________ pressure is associated with clear and dry conditions.

• High

• Low

• medium

• bad

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The uneven heating of land and water causes a rising and sinking of warm and cool air masses creating _____________ currents and causes winds.

• radiation

• conduction

• evaporation

• convection

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Five layers make up the __________________: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. Each of these layers has very unique properties.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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Major atmospheric activities such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes affect humans and can result in huge natural _____________________ .

• weightloss

• blemishes

• disasters

• deposits

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