What is the major source of energy for the water cycle?
a. The Earth's rotation and revolution about the sun.
b. radiation from the sun.
c. heat from the Earth's core.
d. energy from the sun's gravitational field.
b. radiation from the sun
100
What type of cloud would most likely signal an approaching thunderstorm?
a. cumulonimbus
b. altocumulus
c. stratus
d. cirrostratus
a. cumulonimbus
100
Earth's atmosphere consists mostly of
a. carbon dioxide
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. hydrogen
c. nitrogen
100
Most of our weather occurs in which part of the atmosphere?
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. thermosphere
d. lithosphere
a. troposphere
100
What causes seasonal change?
a. the tilt of the Earth on its axis
b. the rotation of the Earth on its axis
c. the changing intensity of the sun's radiation
d. polar ice caps
a. the tilt of the Earth on its axis.
200
Which is not part of the Earth's water cycle?
a. soil erosion
b. radiation from the sun
c. rain
d. cloud formation
a. soil erosion
200
Which of the following would be a description of a cirrus cloud?
a. round with a flat base
b. gray and lumpy
c. fluffy and thick
d. thin and wispy
d. thin and wispy
200
Each of the following is a layer of the Earth's atmosphere except the
a. troposphere
b. photosphere
c. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
b. photosphere
200
The wind chill factor is determined by
a. wind speed and direction
b. wind speed and humidity
c. wind speed and air pressure
d. wind speed and air temperature
d. wind speed and air temperature
200
Which of the following human activities has not significantly changed Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere?
a. reducing the amount of forests
b. increasing the amount of chemicals released into the atmosphere.
c. mountain climbing
c. mountain climbing
300
Living things are part of the
a. water cycle
b. rock cycle
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B
a. water cycle
300
All of the following are types of clouds except
a. cirrus
b. isotherms
c. cumulus
d. stratus
b. isotherms
300
Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through
a. photosynthesis
b. transpiration
c. digestion
d. condensation
b. transpiration
300
Winds are most likely found between
a. cumulus and cirrus clouds
b. low and high pressure systems.
c. warm and cold fronts
d. thunderstorms and hailstorms
b. low and high pressure systems
300
How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a. 365 days
b. 24 hours
c. 30 days
d. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
400
All of the following are parts of the water cycle except
a. evaporation
b. runoff
c. respiration
d. transpiration
c. respiration
400
If you are standing below a cumulonimbus cloud you should
a. go to the beach
b. be prepared to go indoors
c. seek shade under a tall tree
d. play golf
b. be prepared to go indoors
400
Earth's atmosphere becomes
a. less dense with height.
b. more dense with height.
c. steadily colder with height.
d. steadily warmer with height.
a. less dense with height.
400
Differences in air pressures are one determing factor in
a. precipitation
b. tornado formation
c. wind speed
d. cloud cover.
c. wind speed
400
Ultraviolet light from the sun interacts with oxygen molecules forming
a. ice crystals
b. ozone
c. water
d. acid rain
b. ozone
500
A puddle of water that dries up over the course of a day is an example of
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. evaporation
d. runoff
c. evaporation
500
Which of the following is involved in some way in the formation of clouds?
a. Condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere.
b. Evaporation of water from oceans.
c. Runoff of water into large bodies of water.
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
500
The greenhouse effect
a. is caused by an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
b. can be reduced by limiting the destruction of forests
c. may lead to the dramatic climate changes
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
500
A hurricane is a powerful storm that forms
a. over land
b. over water
c. as warm moist tropical air passes over cooler land
d. as warm moist air passes over land.
b. over water
500
Which materials would be best for composting?
a. plastic containers
b. soda cans
c. vegetable and fruit scraps
d. styrofoam packing nuggets