Air Chapter 4 Geography Assessment

1. Which of the following is not a primary

component of air?
a. Nitrogen

b. Oxygen

c. Carbon dioxide

d. Water vapor

2. What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to

the Earth's surface called?
a. Mesosphere

b. Stratosphere

c. Troposphere

d. Thermosphere

3. What is the main function of the ozone layer?

a. Absorbing heat from the sun

b. Filtering harmful ultraviolet radiation

c. Producing oxygen for living organisms

d. Generating wind patterns

4. What causes air pressure?

a. The amount of water vapor in the air

b. The force exerted by the weight of air

c. The rotation of the Earth

d. The presence of nitrogen in the atmosphere

5. Which of the following best describes humidity?

a. The measure of heat in the atmosphere

b. The measure of pressure in the atmosphere

c. The measure of water vapor in the air

d. The measure of wind speed

6. How does air temperature change as you move

higher in the atmosphere?
a. It decreases

b. It increases

c. It remains constant

d. It fluctuates randomly

7. What is the process by which water vapor

changes into liquid water called?
a. Condensation

b. Evaporation

c. Sublimation
d. Precipitation

8. How does air pressure change with altitude?

a. It increases

b. It decreases

c. It remains constant

d. It fluctuates randomly

9. What is the layer of the atmosphere where

weather occurs called?
a. Mesosphere

b. Stratosphere

c. Troposphere

d. Thermosphere

10. Which of the following gases is the most

abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?
a. Nitrogen

b. Oxygen

c. Carbon dioxide

d. Argon

11. How does wind form?

a. Due to the Earth's rotation
b. Due to the movement of ocean currents

c. Due to differences in air pressure

d. Due to the gravitational pull of the Moon

12. What is the main source of energy that drives

Earth's weather systems?
a. Geothermal energy

b. Solar energy

c. Nuclear energy

d. Wind energy

13. What is the boundary between two air masses

with different temperatures called?
a. Tropopause

b. Cold front

c. Warm front

d. Temperature gradient

14. How does air temperature change from day to

night in the troposphere?
a. It decreases

b. It increases

c. It remains constant
d. It fluctuates randomly

15. What is air pollution?

a. The release of harmful substances into the air

b. The presence of excess oxygen in the atmosphere

c. The accumulation of water vapor in the air

d. The formation of large clouds in the sky