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Grade 6 Atmosphere
What zone receives direct or nearly direct sunlight year around?
  1. polar zone
  2. temperate zone
  3. tropical zone
  4. none of the above
Grade 6 Atmosphere

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A tropical zone is
  1. near the equator, between 23.5 degrees north and south latitude.
  2. from about 66.5 to 90 degrees north and south latitudes.
  3. warm or hot in summer; cool or cold in winter.
Grade 6 Atmosphere
Climate conditions include which of the following?
  1. amount of sunlight the area receives
  2. the average temperatures
  3. the amount of moisture available
  4. all of the above
Grade 6 Atmosphere
What kind of front does the diagram represent? A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass.
Weather - Warm Front
  1. Cold Front
  2. Stationary Front
  3. Occluded Front
  4. Warm Front
Grade 6 Atmosphere
How is energy from the Sun transferred?
  1. by radiation
  2. by conduction
  3. by convection
  4. by the force of gravity
Grade 6 Atmosphere
The ozone layer protects us from what?
  1. snow.
  2. fossil fuels.
  3. harmful animals.
  4. harmful UV rays.
Grade 6 Atmosphere
The                 is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
  1. exosphere
  2. troposphere
  3. stratosphere
  4. ionosphere
Grade 6 Atmosphere
Where is air pressure the highest?
  1. at sea level
  2. at the top of a mountain
  3. underwater
  4. in the mesosphere
Grade 6 Atmosphere
A "snap shot" of conditions at a particular time over a large area
  1. climate
  2. weather map
  3. isobar
  4. weather
Grade 6 Atmosphere
What is a large, swirling storm that forms over warm, tropical water called?
  1. hurricane
  2. tornado
  3. blizzard
  4. hailstorm
Grade 6 Atmosphere
What happens as you climb a mountain?
  1. temperature decreases
  2. temperature increases
  3. air pressure increases
  4. air pressure decreases
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