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Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which is a high pressure weather system?
  1. anticyclone
  2. cyclone
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which is a broad body of air in the troposphere with similar humidity and temperature?
  1. Convection
  2. Air mass
  3. Cloud
  4. None of the above
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Saturated air feels very dry.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Atmosphere
In the thermosphere, as the altitude increases, what happens to the temperature?
  1. The temperature decreases.
  2. The temperature increases.
  3. The temperature stays the same.
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Why is ozone beneficial?
  1. It protects us from carbon dioxide.
  2. It protects us from ultraviolet radiation.
  3. It protects us from oxygen.
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which are winds that blow steadily over specific directions?
  1. global winds
  2. land breezes
  3. sea breezes
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Atmosphere
How are winds named?
  1. by elevation about the ground
  2. by percentage of water content
  3. by the direction from which a wind blows
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which of the following best describes climate?
  1. Daily changing of temperature
  2. Daily changing of precipitation
  3. Average measurements of temperature and rainfall over many years
  4. If there is a rainy day then the climate is rainy
  5. If there is a hot day then the climate is hot
Grade 8 Atmosphere
In the mesosphere, as the altitude increases what happens to the temperature?
  1. The temperature decreases.
  2. The temperature increases.
  3. The temperature stays the same.
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth's atmosphere?
  1. statosphere
  2. thermosphere
  3. mesosphere
  4. exosphere
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which of these affects the temperature of a region?
  1. elevation
  2. latitude
  3. amount of sunlight
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Atmosphere
Which element makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
  1. Ozone
  2. Oxygen
  3. Water vapor
  4. Nitrogen
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