level 1
What process is necessary for cloud formation?
a. Evaporation
b. Precipitation
c. Condensation
d. Runoff
Answer: c. Condensation
Which layer of the atmosphere do airplanes typically fly in?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Exosphere
Answer: b. Stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
a. Troposphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Exosphere
Answer: c. Thermosphere
What is the geosphere composed of?
a. Rocks, soil, and landforms
b. Oceans and rivers
c. Gases like oxygen and nitrogen
d. Clouds and precipitation
Answer: a. Rocks, soil, and landforms
Which type of cloud is puffy and white, resembling cotton balls?
a. Cirrus
b. Cumulus
c. Stratus
d. Fog
Answer: b. Cumulus
Which cloud type often covers the entire sky and brings steady rain?
a. Cumulus
b. Stratus
c. Cirrus
d. Nimbus
Answer: b. Stratus
What is the process called when clouds release water as rain, snow, or hail?
a. Condensation
b. Precipitation
c. Evaporation
d. Runoff
Answer: b. Precipitation
Why does Earth’s rotation affect global winds?
a. It changes the temperature of the winds.
b. It causes winds to curve due to the Coriolis effect.
c. It slows down the speed of global winds.
d. It stops winds from forming near the poles.
Answer: b. It causes winds to curve due to the Coriolis effect.
What is the importance of the Sun in weather systems?
a. It provides particles for cloud formation.
b. It heats Earth unevenly, creating wind.
c. It cools the atmosphere to form snow.
d. It stops the movement of global winds.
Answer: b. It heats Earth unevenly, creating wind.
What is air pressure?
a. The movement of air in the atmosphere
b. The force of air pushing down on Earth’s surface
c. The amount of water vapor in the air
d. The speed of local winds
Answer: b. The force of air pushing down on Earth’s surface
What is the hydrosphere?
a. Earth’s solid rocks and soil
b. All the water on Earth
c. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
d. A system that includes all living things
Answer: b. All the water on Earth
How does air pollution affect cloud formation?
a. It stops water vapor from condensing.
b. It provides particles that help form more clouds.
c. It causes clouds to evaporate faster.
d. It prevents evaporation from occurring.
Answer: b. It provides particles that help form more clouds.
What type of cloud forms thin, wispy shapes high in the sky?
a. Cumulus
b. Stratus
c. Cirrus
d. Nimbus
Answer: c. Cirrus
Which of the following is NOT a type of cloud?
a. Cumulus
b. Stratus
c. Nimbusphere
d. Cirrus
Answer: c. Nimbusphere
Which Earth system includes all living organisms?
a. Geosphere
b. Biosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Hydrosphere
Answer: b. Biosphere
What happens to air pressure as you go higher in the atmosphere?
a. It increases.
b. It decreases.
c. It stays the same.
d. It fluctuates.
Answer: b. It decreases.
What is the primary gas in the atmosphere?
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Helium
Answer: b. Nitrogen
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
Answer: b. Stratosphere
What happens during condensation?
a. Water vapor turns into liquid water.
b. Liquid water turns into water vapor.
c. Ice melts into liquid water.
d. Clouds form into precipitation.
Answer: a. Water vapor turns into liquid water.
What layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth’s surface?
a. Stratosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Exosphere
Answer: b. Troposphere
What is the Coriolis effect?
a. The spinning of Earth that causes winds to curve
b. The warming of Earth due to sunlight
c. The cooling of the atmosphere at night
d. The process of cloud formation
Answer: a. The spinning of Earth that causes winds to curve
Where are more clouds likely to form, over the desert or the ocean?
a. Over the desert, because it has less heat
b. Over the ocean, because there is more water for evaporation
c. Over the desert, because it has more dust
d. Over the ocean, because it has stronger winds
Answer: b. Over the ocean, because there is more water for evaporation
How do local winds differ from global winds?
a. Local winds blow over short distances, while global winds blow across the planet.
b. Local winds are stronger than global winds.
c. Local winds only occur at night.
d. Global winds do not affect weather.
Answer: a. Local winds blow over short distances, while global winds blow across the planet.
What is the process of water turning into vapor called?
a. Condensation
b. Precipitation
c. Evaporation
d. Runoff
Answer: c. Evaporation
What force gives Earth its spherical shape?
a. Wind
b. Gravity
c. Magnetism
d. Air pressure
Answer: b. Gravity