4.18 MOD Unit 4 Test

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4.18 MOD Unit 4 Test

Last updated about 2 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

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

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

hydrogen

nitrogen

oxygen

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

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Exosphere		the layer with highest pressure and decreasing temperature. It is where all plants and animals live.
Mesosphere		Has an increasing temperature caused by ozone-absorbing ultraviolet light.
Thermosphere		A very thin layer with decreasing temperatures, the coldest in the atmosphere.
Troposphere		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.
Stratosphere		The outermost region where atoms escape into outer space.

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

Volcanic eruptions

Photosynthesis

Decomposition of water

The atmosphere is heated most by which of the following?

Conduction

Wind

Convection

Radiation

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

It transfers.

It is reflected.

It is absorbed.

At which location is the concentration of sunlight the greatest?

the North Pole

the equator

the South Pole

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

Cold and cloudy

Warmer and clear skies

Cold and rainy

Which observation indicates that rain is approaching?

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Rising air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Warm air is denser than cold air.

Warm air is less dense than cold air.

Warm air sinks.

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

What creates a global wind?

Differences in heating

An area of high pressure

An area of low pressure

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

Conduction

Radiation

Convection cells

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

From high pressure to low pressure

From low pressure to high pressure

From north to south

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

Cloud formation

Weather

Climate

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

Evaculate immediately

Begin to prepare

Seek shelter immediately

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 rises and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air descends 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

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?

An increase in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in air temperature and an increase in air pressure

The primary cause of winds is the

uniform density of the atmosphere

rotation of the earth

unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere

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

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

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

hydrogen

nitrogen

oxygen

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

Exosphere

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

Mesosphere

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

Thermosphere

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

Troposphere

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.

Stratosphere

The outermost region where atoms escape into outer space.

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

Volcanic eruptions

Photosynthesis

Decomposition of water

The atmosphere is heated most by which of the following?

Conduction

Wind

Convection

Radiation

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

It transfers.

It is reflected.

It is absorbed.

At which location is the concentration of sunlight the greatest?

the North Pole

the equator

the South Pole

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

Cold and cloudy

Warmer and clear skies

Cold and rainy

Which observation indicates that rain is approaching?

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, falling temperatures

Rising air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Falling air pressure, increased cloudiness, rising temperatures

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Warm air is denser than cold air.

Warm air is less dense than cold air.

Warm air sinks.

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

What creates a global wind?

Differences in heating

An area of high pressure

An area of low pressure

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

Conduction

Radiation

Convection cells

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

From high pressure to low pressure

From low pressure to high pressure

From north to south

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

Cloud formation

Weather

Climate

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

Evaculate immediately

Begin to prepare

Seek shelter immediately

 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 rises and loses moisture.

Warm, moist air descends 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

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?

An increase in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in both air temperature and air pressure

A decrease in air temperature and an increase in air pressure

The primary cause of winds is the

uniform density of the atmosphere

rotation of the earth

unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere

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

A

B

C

D

I don't know yet

Match the sphere to what occurs within it.

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

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

Rain causing erosion of a hillside.

A flower absording water through it's roots.

A bird flying through the air

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

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. 

Hydrosphere

Orcas

Atmosphere

lake Chelan

Geosphere

Glaciers

Cryosphere

The air we breath

Biosphere

Mt. Rainier

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

Rain causing erosion of a hillside.

A flower absording water through it's roots.

A bird flying through the air

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