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Grade 7 Atmosphere
What causes seasons on Earth?
  1. rotation of Earth
  2. wind currents
  3. Earth's tilt on its axis
  4. Earth's oceans
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Whirling funnel-shaped cloud over land with very low pressure at the funnel's bottom.
  1. cyclone
  2. anti-cyclone
  3. water spout
  4. tornado
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Which of the following is an important difference between climate and weather?
  1. Climate describes daily rainfall in an area.
  2. Climate describes wind and sky conditions.
  3. Climate often has a "right here right now" flavor.
  4. Climate often describes a wide geographic area.
Grade 7 Atmosphere
The phrase "average weather" BEST describes
  1. climate.
  2. forecasting.
  3. local precipitation.
  4. current atmospheric activity.
Grade 7 Atmosphere
How are the layers of the atmosphere classified?
  1. By color
  2. By size
  3. By temperature
  4. By location
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Where is air pressure the least?
  1. at sea level
  2. in a car
  3. in the base of a mountain
  4. on the top of a mountain
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Layer of the atmosphere that merges with space.
  1. Exosphere
  2. Thermosphere
  3. Stratosphere
  4. Troposphere
Grade 7 Atmosphere
A dry air mass that forms over land is a                 air mass.
  1. maritime
  2. tornado
  3. continental
  4. winter storm
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Which of the following is an important difference between climate and weather?
  1. Climate deals with a longer time period than weather.
  2. Weather describes wind direction and climate doesn't.
  3. Climate describes wind direction and weather doesn't.
  4. Climate deals with a shorter time period than weather.
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Which of the following statements best describes humidity?
  1. It is the amount of heat in the atmosphere.
  2. It describes the amount of sunlight in the atmosphere.
  3. It is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
Grade 7 Atmosphere
What is a barometer?
  1. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  2. An instrument that measures and indicates temperature
  3. An instrument used to determine wind speed
  4. An instrument used to determine wind movement
Grade 7 Atmosphere
The atmosphere is made primarily of
  1. carbon dioxide.
  2. oxygen.
  3. nitrogen.
  4. argon.
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Ozone in the upper atmosphere is also called                .
  1. pollution
  2. man made
  3. stratosphere
  4. troposphere
Grade 7 Atmosphere
The forward edge of a warm air mass is a                 .
  1. cold front
  2. warm front
  3. stationary front
  4. tropical front
Grade 7 Atmosphere
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere, starting from highest to lowest?
  1. exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere
  2. exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
  3. mesosphere, thermoshpere, stratosphere, exosphere
  4. thermosphere, stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere
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