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Question #1

One Earth spin on its own polar axis is called a ______ and this takes ______ to complete.

A Orbit, 1 year

B Revolution, 1 year

C Rotation, 1 year

D Revolution, 1 day

E Rotation, 1 day

Question #2

40 degrees Celsius is about ___ degrees Fahrenheit

A 86

B 94

C 124

D 104

E 78

Question #3

On a typical afternoon we can see a yellow sun surrounded by a blue sky. The blue sky’s color is caused by _______

A Evaporation from the oceans

B Scattering

C Reflection from the oceans

D Transmission

E Filtering

Question #4

The main gas responsible for acid rain is ____ and its main source in the atmosphere is _____

A CFCs, manufacturing Freon

B Ozone, Burning of Coal

C CO2, raising cattle

D SOx, Burning of Coal

E Methane, Deforestation

Question #5

On March 21, there were about ___ daylight hours in London, England

A 9

B 12

C 10

D 14

E 15

Question #6

When we go to the beach and take in a deep breath, we are breathing _____

A Oxygen

B Argon

C Argon, Water Vapor, Nitrogen and Oxygen

D Water Vapor

E Nitrogen

Question #7

The “Greenhouse Effect” and “Climate Change” are the same thing.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #8

If you’re at the North Pole and you travel 1 degree east, you will actually move ___ miles. If you then travel 1 degree south you would move ___ miles.

A 0, 0

B 0, 69

C 0, 23.5

D 69, 0

E 69, 69

Question #9

The condition of the Antarctic ozone hole was worst in __ (year) while prior to 2020, the world’s warmest year over the past 150 years was in __ (year)

A 2012, 2017

B 2010, 1998

C 2019, 2002

D 2006, 2016

E 1999, 2019

Question #10

This is the main gas in our atmosphere

A Carbon Dioxide

B Methane

C Nitrogen

D Water Vapor

E Oxygen

Question #11

The two main gases that human activities have added to the atmosphere and then contribute to Global Warming are:

A Carbon Dioxide and CFCs

B Water Vapor and Methane

C Methane and Sulfur Oxide

D Nitrogen oxides and Sulfur Oxides

E Carbon Dioxide and Methane

Question #12

Energy absorbed by water vapor evaporating from a tropical ocean can then be released into the atmosphere a few days later as the water vapor condenses into a cloud. This type of energy transfer would be known as ____

A Convection

B Adiabatic Heating

C Latent Heat Transfer

D Re-Radiation

E Conduction

Question #13

The concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere is approximately ___

A 21 ppm

B 78%

C 410%

D 410 ppm

E 5%

Question #14

The transfer of heat energy from a hot building roof to cooler air molecules that touch the roof would be an example of:

A Adiabatic Roofing

B Atmospheric Circulation

C Adiabatic Heating

D Convection

E Conduction

Question #15

The circumference of the earth is approximately ___ miles

A 40,000

B 12,000

C 8,000

D 25,000

E 4,000

Question #16

A city in New Zealand located at 40°S Latitude would probably have its coolest month in ____

A December

B August

C January

D April

E February

Question #17

Earth reflects ____ % of insolation back into space
and this is called Earth’s ____

A 69, Solar Constant

B 63, Albedo

C 31, Albedo

D 31, Solar Constant

E 63, Outsolation

Question #18

Earth’s 1-hour time zones are located this far apart _____

A 15° of longitude

B 25° of latitude

C 10° of longitude

D 25° of longitude

E 15° of latitude

Question #19

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the __:

A Stratosphere

B Troposphere

C Mesosphere

D Lithosphere

E Tropopause

Question #20

The sun’s rays strike from directly overhead at noon at 23.5° S on this date

A March 21

B July 4

C September 21

D June 21

E December 21

Question #21

The earth’s axial tilt is approximately __ degrees from the perpendicular

A 45

B 23.5

C 18

D 30

E 66.5

Question #22

The atmospheric layer located 10-28 miles above earth’s surface that warms as you increase altitude is

A Stratosphere

B Mesosphere

C Tropopause

D Stratopause

E Troposphere

Question #23

The concentration of Oxygen in air is about

A 5%

B 63%

C 410 ppm

D 78%

E 21%

Question #24

Longitude is measured in degrees ___

A E or W of the equator

B E or W of the prime meridian

C E or W of the perpendicular

D N or S of the equator

E N or S of the prime meridian

Question #25

The geographic sphere composed of rocks and soil is known as the _____.

A Biosphere

B Hydrosphere

C Troposphere

D Lithosphere

E Atmosphere

Question #26

The sun emits most of its energy in this portion of the electromagnetic spectrum

A Gamma Rays

B Visible light

C Infrared

D Ultraviolet

E Radio Waves

Question #27

About how long does it take for the sun’s energy to reach the Earth?

A 8.3 minutes

B 8.3 seconds

C 0.83 seconds

D 8.3 hours

E 8.3 days

Question #28

Atmospheric conditions for a specific place and time is known as

A Seasons

B Weather

C Rain

D Precipitation

E Climate

Question #29

The normal concentration for water vapor in air is about ____

A 8%

B 4 ppm

C 21%

D 410 ppm

E 0% to 4%

Question #30

Which of the following gases is most responsible for Ozone Depletion?

A Sox

B CO2

C Nox

D CFCs

E Methane

Question #31

Between March 22 and September 20, you will generally get more daylight hours if you live further ______ than another place on Earth

A North

B South

C uphill

D East

E West

Question #32

The earth and sun are furthest apart each year in ___ & this position is called ___.

A January, aphelion

B July, perihelion

C July, aphelion

D January, perihelion

E May, Far

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