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Quiz by Sukhleen Hundal, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sukhleen Hundal
over 8 years ago
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Question 1
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Pollutants are harmful substances in the air, water, or soil.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 2
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Why is the atmosphere so important?
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It makes conditions on earth suitable for creatures to live in.
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It helps keep water in the oceans.
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It prevents earth from being hit by most meteoroids.
Question 3
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What is the most common gas found in the atmosphere?
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Oxygen
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Nitrogen
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Carbon dioxide
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Water Vapor
Question 4
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Air has no mass.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 5
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What types of instruments are used to measure air pressure?
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Aneroid barometers
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Mercury barometers
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Thermometers
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Weather stations
Question 6
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Air pressure decreases as...
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Altitude decreases
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Altitude increases
Question 7
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The troposphere is where...
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Earth's weather occurs.
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there are light displays.
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most meteoroids are prevented from crashing into Earth.
Question 8
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Infrared radiation is a form of electromagnetic energy.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 9
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The greenhouse effect is when gases release heat into the air.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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What is one of the most common tools for measuring air temperature?
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a thermometer
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a barometer
Question 11
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How does a sea breeze work?
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Warm air rises from the land and cool air moves underneath it from the sea.
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Warm air rises from the sea and cool air moves underneath it from the land.
Question 12
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The major global wind belts are the trade winds, the polar easterlies, and the prevailing westerlies.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 13
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What is scattering?
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The process that causes global winds.
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When dust particles and gases in the air reflect light in all directions.
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