Wind and Atmosphere QUIZ Review

1. The global wind systems curve because of Earth’s rotation. This is known as the

CORIOLIS EEFECT.

2. Ozone is made up of __3____ oxygen atoms bonded together to form a molecule.

3. As you travel up into the Troposphere, the air pressure __DECREASES_. BECAUSE GRAVITY DECREASE AND BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF AIR MOLECULES ABOUT YOU DECREASES.

4. Water vapor is a __GAS__ (solid, liquid, gas) and ice is a __SOLID__ (solid, liquid, gas)

5. Weather occurs in the _____TROPOSPHERE_.

6. At 30° North and 30° South, you can find the HORSE LATITUDES.

7. Areas of weak and calm winds are known as the __DOLDRUMS (AT THE EQUATOR)_.

8. Radio waves can be found in the _____THERMOSPHERE______

9. Starting at the surface of the Earth, name the 5 main layers of the atmosphere

TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, THERMOSPHERE, EXOSPHERE

10. Wind is caused by differences in AIR PRESSURE

11. The ozone layer is located in the ____STRATOSPHERE_ and blocks out

HARMFUL UV RAYS FROM THE SUN

12. Are land and sea breezes global winds or local winds? __LOCAL_

13. Does water heat up faster or slower than land? __SLOWER_____

14. We measure air pressure with a ___BAROMETER____.

15. What is the first layer of the atmosphere that the fallen bits of the blown up space satellite will hit?

THERMOSPHERE

16. Winds in the middle latitudes (30° to 60°) and influence the weather of the US are called

PREVAILING WESTERLIES (THE BLOW WEST à EAST)

17. AIR PRESSURE is the weight of a column of air that pushes down on you.

18. Differences in air pressure are caused by the _UNEVEN/UNEQUAL_ heating of the atmosphere.

19. Explain the difference between a local wind and a global wind. Give an example of each.

GLOBAL WINDS BLOW OVER A LONG DISTANCE AND GENERALLY BLOW IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION, SUCH AS THE PREVAILING WESTERLIES, POLAR EASTERLIES, AND TRADE WINDS.

LOCAL WINDS BLOW OVER A SHORT DISTANCE AND CAN BLOW IN ANY DIRECTION, SUCH AS SEA BREEZES AND LAND BREEZES.

20. List the 5 layers of the atmosphere. Then, name something that can be found in that layer OR give a fact about that layer.

TROPOSPHERE: WEATHER OCCURS HERE, PLANES FLY HERE, 90% OF EARTH’S MASS IS IN THIS LAYER

STRATOSPHERE: THE OZONE LAYER IS HERE, CAUSING THIS LAYER TO HEAT UP. THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTS FROM HARMFUL UV RAYS

MESOSPHERE: THE MIDDLE LAYER AND THE COLDEST LAYER. METEORS BURN UP IN THIS LAYER.

THERMOSPHERE: THE THICKEST AND HOTTEST LAYER. RADIO WAVES REFLECT BACK TO EARTH IN THIS LAYER. IT CAN ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS THE IONOSPHERE.

EXOSPHERE: THIS LAYER EXITS INTO SPACE AND IS WHERE SATELLITES ORBIT.

21. Label the atmosphere diagram. (Number 1 is closest to the surface)

1.  TROPOSPHERE, 2. STRATOSPHERE, 3. MESOSPHERE, 4. THERMOSPHERE, 5. EXOSPHERE

22. The ozone layer is found in which layer? ___STRATOSPHERE

23. Weather happens in the ___TROPOSPHERE______

24. Meteors can be found in the ____MESOSPHERE_____

25. Radio waves can be found in the ____THERMOSPHERE____

26. Satellites can be found in the ____EXOSPHERE____

27. What is the thickest layer of the atmosphere? ____THERMOSPHERE______

28. Label the wind diagram. (global winds, convection cells, doldrums, horse latitude, high and low pressure, and the arrows to indicate wind direction) SEE YOUR NOTES OR YOUR DIAGRAM THAT YOU DID IN CLASS.

Use the following diagrams to answer questions.

29. Is letter A a land or sea breeze? ______SEA BREEZE______

30. Is letter B a land or sea breeze? ______LAND BREEZE______

31. In letter A, which cools more quickly, the land or the sea? _____LAND______

32. In letter B, which cools more quickly, the land or the sea? ______LAND______

REMEMBER: AIR PRESSURES ALWAYS GOES FROM HIGH à LOW

AND LAND HEATS/COOLS FASTER THAN WATER