4.18 Unit 4 Test

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4.18 Unit 4 Test

Last updated about 3 hours ago

27 questions

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Name two tools/instruments the National Weather Service uses to predict weather.

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Name two ways that the National Weather Service can inform the public of an incoming blizzard.

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The spheres are closely connected and a change in one can often result in a change in one or more of the other spheres. These are called interactions. 

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Which gas in the atmosphere protects living things from ultraviolet light?

Ozone

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

Which gas is found in the greatest abundance in the modern atmosphere?

hydrogen

helium

oxygen

nitrogen

Match the layer of the atmosphere with the characteristic that describes it.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Stratosphere		the layer with highest pressure and decreasing temperature. It is where all plants and animals live.
Thermosphere		Has an increasing temperature caused by ozone-absorbing ultraviolet light.
Troposphere		A very thin layer with decreasing temperatures, the coldest in the atmosphere.
Exosphere		Also called the upper atmosphere—has increasing temperatures (high temperatures and thin air that feels cold), and has the ionosphere. Aurora Borealis occurs in this layer.
Mesosphere		The outermost region where atoms escape into outer space.

Which of the following was a major source of atmospheric oxygen?

Photosynthesis

Outgassing

Decomposition of water

Volcanic eruptions

The atmosphere is heated most by which of the following?

Convection

Conduction

Radiation

Wind

What happens to the sun’s energy when it hits clouds, ice, and snow?

It is absorbed.

It dissapates

It is reflected.

It transfers.

At which location is the concentration of sunlight the greatest?

the horse latitudes

the North Pole

the South Pole

the equator

In a high pressure area, the weather will likely be?

Warm but cloudy

Warmer and clear skies

Cold and rainey

Cold and cloudy

Which observation indicates that rain is approaching?

Rising air pressure, decreased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Rising air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Warm air exerts more pressure on the land than cold air.

Warm air is denser than cold air.

Warm air sinks.

Warm air is less dense than cold air.

Tomorrow will be sunny with high clouds. What does this statement describe?

The air circulation in an area

The weather in an area

The climate in an area

The jet streams

What creates a global wind?

Differences in heating

Air over the ocean

An area of low pressure

An area of high pressure

Air flowing from the equator to the poles rises and falls in looping patterns called __________.

The Coriolis Effect

Conduction

Convection cells

Radiation

Which of the following statements describes the movement of air in general?

From south to north

From low pressure to high pressure

From north to south

From high pressure to low pressure

Meteorologists are studying the increase in temperature over North America over the past decade. What are they studying?

Climate

Barametric pressure

Cloud formation

Weather

Which of the following is the appropriate response when the National Weather Service issues a severe weather watch?

Seek shelter immediately

Begin to prepare

Evacuate immediately

Take immediate action

Name two tools/instruments the National Weather Service uses to predict weather.

Name two ways that the National Weather Service can inform the public of an incoming blizzard.

Which of the following statements best explains why a city on the windward side of a mountain gets more precipitation than one on the leeward side of the mountain?

Cool, dry air rises and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air descends and loses moisture.

Cool, dry air descends and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air rises and loses moisture.

What is one reason mammals didn't exist until 200 million years ago, even though fossil evidence supports that life existed on Earth up to 3.8 billion years ago?

Early Earth's atmosphere was too small to hold the gases that were needed to sustain mammalian life

Early Earth's atmosphere contained a toxic mix of gases that couldn't have sustained mammals

Early Earth's atmosphere contains a high concentration of oxygen that would have overwhelmed mammals

Early Earth's atmosphere was glacial from the formation of Earth until the evolution of mammals, so it was too cold to sustain life

A balloon carrying weather instruments is released at the Earth's surface and rises through the troposphere. As the balloon rises, what will the instruments generally indicate?

A decrease in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in air temperature and an increase in air pressure

An increase in air temperature and a decrease in air pressure

An increase in both air temperature and air pressure

The primary cause of winds is the

unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere

friction between the atmosphere and the lithosphere

uniform density of the atmosphere

rotation of the earth

At which location on the map below would severe thunderstorms be most likely to occur?

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The spheres are closely connected and a change in one can often result in a change in one or more of the other spheres. These are called interactions. 

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Select two of the spheres (Bio, Geo, Hydro, Cryo and Atmo), and tell me an interaction that occurs between these two spheres. (An interaction is where one affects the other).

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Describe how the interaction you picked above occurs (in detail).

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Which gas in the atmosphere protects living things from ultraviolet light?

Ozone

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

Which gas is found in the greatest abundance in the modern atmosphere?

hydrogen

helium

oxygen

nitrogen

Match the layer of the atmosphere with the characteristic that describes it.

Stratosphere

the layer with highest pressure and decreasing temperature. It is where all 
plants and animals live.

Thermosphere

Has an increasing temperature caused by ozone-absorbing ultraviolet light. 

Troposphere

A very thin layer with decreasing temperatures, the coldest in the atmosphere.

Exosphere

Also called the upper atmosphere—has increasing temperatures (high temperatures and thin air that feels cold), and has the ionosphere.  Aurora Borealis occurs in this layer.

Mesosphere

The outermost region where atoms escape into outer space.

Which of the following was a major source of atmospheric oxygen?

Photosynthesis

Outgassing

Decomposition of water

Volcanic eruptions

The atmosphere is heated most by which of the following?

Convection

Conduction

Radiation

Wind

What happens to the sun’s energy when it hits clouds, ice, and snow?

It is absorbed.

It dissapates

It is reflected.

It transfers.

At which location is the concentration of sunlight the greatest?

the horse latitudes

the North Pole

the South Pole

the equator

In a high pressure area, the weather will likely be?

Warm but cloudy

Warmer and clear skies

Cold and rainey

Cold and cloudy

Which observation indicates that rain is approaching?

Rising air pressure, decreased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Rising air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Warm air exerts more pressure on the land than cold air.

Warm air is denser than cold air.

Warm air sinks.

Warm air is less dense than cold air.

Tomorrow will be sunny with high clouds. What does this statement describe?

The air circulation in an area

The weather in an area

The climate in an area

The jet streams

What creates a global wind?

Differences in heating

Air over the ocean

An area of low pressure

An area of high pressure

Air flowing from the equator to the poles rises and falls in looping patterns called __________.

The Coriolis Effect

Conduction

Convection cells

Radiation

Which of the following statements describes the movement of air in general?

From south to north

From low pressure to high pressure

From north to south

From high pressure to low pressure

Meteorologists are studying the increase in temperature over North America over the past decade. What are they studying?

Climate

Barametric pressure

Cloud formation

Weather

Which of the following is the appropriate response when the National Weather Service issues a severe weather watch?

Seek shelter immediately

Begin to prepare

Evacuate immediately

Take immediate action

 Which of the following statements best explains why a city on the windward side of a mountain gets more precipitation than one on the leeward side of the mountain?

Cool, dry air rises and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air descends and loses moisture.

Cool, dry air descends and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air rises and loses moisture.

What is one reason mammals didn't exist until 200 million years ago, even though fossil evidence supports that life existed on Earth up to 3.8 billion years ago?

Early Earth's atmosphere was too small to hold the gases that were needed to sustain mammalian life

Early Earth's atmosphere contained a toxic mix of gases that couldn't have sustained mammals

Early Earth's atmosphere contains a high concentration of oxygen that would have overwhelmed mammals

Early Earth's atmosphere was glacial from the formation of Earth until the evolution of mammals, so it was too cold to sustain life

A balloon carrying weather instruments is released at the Earth's surface and rises through the troposphere.  As the balloon rises, what will the instruments generally indicate?

A decrease in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in air temperature and an increase in air pressure

An increase in air temperature and a decrease in air pressure

An increase in both air temperature and air pressure

The primary cause of winds is the

unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere

friction between the atmosphere and the lithosphere

uniform density of the atmosphere

rotation of the earth

At which location on the map below would severe thunderstorms be most likely to occur?

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B

C

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Match the sphere to what occurs within it.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Atmosphere		Orcas
Geosphere		lake Chelan
Hydrosphere		Glaciers
Cryosphere		The air we breath
Biosphere		Mt. Rainier

Which of the folowing is an example of the biosphere and the hydrosphere interacting?

water seeping into rocks and freezing, causing it to expand and break the rock apart. 

Rain causing erosion of a hillside.

A bird flying through the air

A flower absording water through it's roots.

Select two of the spheres (Bio, Geo, Hydro, Cryo and Atmo), and tell me an interaction that occurs between these two spheres. (An interaction is where one affects the other).

Describe how the interaction you picked above occurs (in detail).

Match the sphere to what occurs within it. 

Atmosphere

Orcas

Geosphere

lake Chelan

Hydrosphere

Glaciers

Cryosphere

The air we breath

Biosphere

Mt. Rainier

Which of the folowing is an example of the biosphere and the hydrosphere interacting?

water seeping into rocks and freezing, causing it to expand and break the rock apart. 

Rain causing erosion of a hillside.

A bird flying through the air

A flower absording water through it's roots.