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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 day

C Rotation, 1 year

D Rotation, 1 day

E Revolution, 1 year

Question #2

40 degrees Celsius is about ___ degrees Fahrenheit

A 124

B 78

C 104

D 86

E 94

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 Transmission

B Scattering

C Reflection from the oceans

D Filtering

E Evaporation from the oceans

Question #4

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

A CO2, raising cattle

B CFCs, manufacturing Freon

C Ozone, Burning of Coal

D Methane, Deforestation

E SOx, Burning of Coal

Question #5

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

A 12

B 10

C 15

D 14

E 9

Question #6

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

A Nitrogen

B Argon, Water Vapor, Nitrogen and Oxygen

C Argon

D Oxygen

E Water Vapor

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 69, 0

B 0, 69

C 69, 69

D 0, 0

E 0, 23.5

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 2019, 2002

B 1999, 2019

C 2012, 2017

D 2010, 1998

E 2006, 2016

Question #10

This is the main gas in our atmosphere

A Oxygen

B Nitrogen

C Carbon Dioxide

D Methane

E Water Vapor

Question #11

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

A Methane and Sulfur Oxide

B Carbon Dioxide and Methane

C Nitrogen oxides and Sulfur Oxides

D Water Vapor and Methane

E Carbon Dioxide and CFCs

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 Re-Radiation

B Convection

C Conduction

D Adiabatic Heating

E Latent Heat Transfer

Question #13

The concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere is approximately ___

A 410%

B 5%

C 410 ppm

D 21 ppm

E 78%

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 Heating

B Conduction

C Atmospheric Circulation

D Adiabatic Roofing

E Convection

Question #15

The circumference of the earth is approximately ___ miles

A 12,000

B 8,000

C 4,000

D 40,000

E 25,000

Question #16

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

A August

B February

C April

D January

E December

Question #17

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

A 63, Outsolation

B 63, Albedo

C 31, Albedo

D 69, Solar Constant

E 31, Solar Constant

Question #18

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

A 10° of longitude

B 25° of latitude

C 15° of longitude

D 15° of latitude

E 25° of longitude

Question #19

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the __:

A Mesosphere

B Tropopause

C Troposphere

D Lithosphere

E Stratosphere

Question #20

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

A June 21

B March 21

C December 21

D September 21

E July 4

Question #21

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

A 30

B 23.5

C 45

D 66.5

E 18

Question #22

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

A Tropopause

B Stratopause

C Stratosphere

D Troposphere

E Mesosphere

Question #23

The concentration of Oxygen in air is about

A 78%

B 63%

C 410 ppm

D 21%

E 5%

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 prime meridian

E N or S of the equator

Question #25

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

A Atmosphere

B Lithosphere

C Biosphere

D Troposphere

E Hydrosphere

Question #26

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

A Visible light

B Radio Waves

C Ultraviolet

D Gamma Rays

E Infrared

Question #27

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

A 8.3 seconds

B 0.83 seconds

C 8.3 hours

D 8.3 minutes

E 8.3 days

Question #28

Atmospheric conditions for a specific place and time is known as

A Seasons

B Rain

C Weather

D Climate

E Precipitation

Question #29

The normal concentration for water vapor in air is about ____

A 410 ppm

B 0% to 4%

C 8%

D 21%

E 4 ppm

Question #30

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

A Methane

B CFCs

C Sox

D CO2

E Nox

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 uphill

B West

C North

D East

E South

Question #32

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

A July, aphelion

B January, perihelion

C May, Far

D July, perihelion

E January, aphelion

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