Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 15: Atmosphere

Standardized Test Practice

1.
In the diagram below, where is condensation occurring?

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A)W
B)X
C)Y
D)Z
2.
Where is evaporation occurring?

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A)W
B)X
C)Y
D)Z
3.
The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere?
A)exosphere
B)stratosphere
C)mesosphere
D)troposphere
4.
What we think of as our weather is found primarily in which layer of the atmosphere?
A)thermosphere
B)troposphere
C)stratosphere
D)mesosphere
5.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains electrically charged particles?
A)stratosphere
B)exosphere
C)ionosphere
D)troposphere
6.
What process changes a liquid to water vapor?
A)evaporation
B)condensation
C)infiltration
D)precipitation
7.
Heat is transferred by contact through which process?
A)convection
B)evaporation
C)radiation
D)conduction
8.
The weather in the U.S. is impacted by which set of global winds?
A)westerlies
B)easterlies
C)doldrums
D)trade winds
9.
Which deflects wind?

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A)convection
B)jet stream
C)Coriolis Effect
D)radiation
10.
Which forms during the night because water cools slower than land?
A)easterlies
B)land breeze
C)westerlies
D)sea breeze
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