Unit 10:

Weather Variables
Note Packet

Name: ______________________________________

Class: _________________
 Aim: How is Earths atmosphere divided, and why is the atmosphere important?

Earths Atmosphere
Fill in the chart below based on your ESRT (Pg. 14). Each column has a set of instructions to follow.
1. List the layer of the 2. Determine the altitude of 3. Identify the 4. List the name of
atmosphere in the blanks each boundary of the temperature the boundary in

provided. atmosphere. In both Km at each the blanks
and Miles boundary. provided.


___________________________

_________ Km _________Mi _______C _________________

___________________________

_________ Km _________Mi _______C _________________

Altitude

___________________________

_________ Km _________Mi _______C _________________

___________________________

_________ Km _________Mi 15
_______C
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4. Based
on the graph titled Water Vapor, draw clouds in the layer of the atmosphere that contains most of Earths
weather.
5. Using the graph titled Atmospheric Pressure, Describe the relationship between altitude/ elevation and air
pressure.

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 6. Using the graph titled Temperature Zones, describe the relationship between altitude/
elevation and temperature.

7. The Ozone layer is located at approximately 25km above sea level. Use a green pencil and
draw in the approximate location of the Ozone layer. What layer of the atmosphere is the
Ozone layer in?

Why is each layer important?

1. Troposphere: Where we live.
o ____________________________________
o Most __________________ are present
2. Stratosphere: 2nd layer
o Ozone protects ____________________from _____________________________)
3. Mesosphere: 3rd layer
o Not much is known
4. Thermosphere: (______________________________): Outermost layer
o Absorbs energy from Sun (X-rays, UV rays)
o ___________________ forms from particle interaction with Suns rays.
Ozone Hole
o A large hole in the ___________________________ over Antarctica was
discovered in the 1980s.
o This Ozone hole allowed for _____________________ to pass through the atmosphere
and mutate cells of living organisms (including humans).
o 1987: Every country in the United Nations signed the Montreal Protocol to limit the
use of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
o CFCs (found in refrigerants and hairsprays) interacts with ozone breaking apart the O3
__________________________________________________
Conclusion Questions.
1. Using your knowledge and the ESRT, describe some ways that the Atmosphere is able to support life.

2. Why do you think the O-zone layer is a key for the survival of life?

3. How do you think density changes with altitude?

4. Using your ESRT, why does most of Earths weather occurs in the troposphere?
 Aim: How does energy affect the temperature?

Energy and Heat

Types of Energy:
o Conservation of Energy: Energy is not created nor destroyed- Its
converted from one form to another.
o ______________________________: Energy in ___________________.
o ______________________________: Energy __________________ based
on an objects position.

Heat/ Energy Transfer:

o There are three type of heat transfer:
______________________________: Direct transfer of energy when atoms collide. Best in solids.
______________________________: Transfer of energy through a fluid due to differences in density.
______________________________: Energy transferred by electromagnetic waves. No medium
needed. Can transfer through empty space.
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
Try to obtain dynamic equilibrium.

In the diagram on the left (top)

1. circle the source of heat.
2. Draw in red arrows in the aluminum bar to show direction of
heat flow.

In the diagram on the left (bottom)

1. Determine what the temperature of each cup will be once they
reach equilibrium. Write the temperature beneath each cup.

What is Temperature?
o A measure of the average __________________________________________________ of a substance
measured in ____________________________.
 Temperature Conversion Worksheet
Directions: Answer all the questions below based on the Temperature scale below, which is also found in your
ESRT.
1. On the Celsius scale, between labeled temperatures, each
smaller increment stands for how many degrees? _________.
2. On the Fahrenheit scale, between labeled temperatures, each
smaller increment stands for how many degrees? _________.
3. On the Kelvin Scale, between labeled temperatures, each
smaller increment stands for how many degrees? _________
4. State the temperature at which water boils (with units) on
the
- Celsius scale: __________
- Fahrenheit scale: ___________.
- Kelvin Scale: ___________.
5. Water freezes at 0C. State the temperature, with units, on
the
- Fahrenheit scale: __________
- Kelvin scale: ___________.
Convert the following temperatures:

6. 250 K ________C ________F

7. 68F ________C ________ K

8. 90C ________F ________ K

9. -10C ________F ________ K

10. 330 K ________C ________F

11. -4C ________F ________ K

12. 128F ________C ________ K

Conclusion Questions.
1. Describe the difference between conduction, convection and radiation.

2. Describe how density is related to temperature.

3. Explain how density creates convection.

 Aim: Why is electromagnetic energy important for humans?

Electromagnetic Energy
Electromagnetic Energy: ______________________ energy that drives Earths _____________________
o Mainly from the ___________________.
o ___________________________, including our
_____________, give off electromagnetic radiation over a
wide range of ______________________ that make up the
_______________________________
o Electromagnetic energy travels at the __________________
______________________ (________________________).
In the diagram to the right, label crest, trough, and
wavelength.
o Wavelength: ______________________________________
o Frequency: _______________________________________
_________________________________________________
o Energy is _______________________________ to
___________________________.
____________________ wavelength = _______________________ energy = _________________.
Page 14 ESRT- Name the 7 different EM radiation in order from highest to lowest energy.
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
Harmful to humans?
o What wavelengths are most harmful to humans? ____________________________________
o Earths atmosphere ________________________________________ in the _____________________.
What happens to EM energy as it enters the Earth?
o __________________________________
o __________________________________
o __________________________________
o __________________________________
Aim: How does energy gained or released in a phase change affect the atmosphere?

Phases of Matter
What happens during a phase change?
o ________________________________________ is gained or released.
o Examples of ____________________________________ energy:
_______________________________ = ____________________
_______________________________ = ____________________
_______________________________ = ____________________
o Examples of ____________________________________ energy:
_______________________________ = ____________________
_______________________________ = ____________________
_______________________________ = ____________________
What changes does evaporation cause in the Atmosphere?
o Potential energy is __________________ (absorbed) as liquid water changes to ____________________
Energy gained from __________________. Causes air to __________________.
Evaporation is a __________________________ process.
What changes does condensation cause in the Atmosphere?
o Potential energy is ______________________ as water vapor changes to _________________________
Condensation is a _____________________________ process.
What happens to temperature during a phase change? ________________________________________
o All P.E. is used to ________________________________
temp _________________________________.
PE is _____________________________. Used to
____________________ bonds between molecules.
PE is ______________________________. Bonds
between molecules are _________________________.
____________________________________________ a
phase change, not during.
Properties of Water, ESRT.
o How much energy is needed to melt ice? _______________________
o How much energy is released during condensation? ______________________
o How much energy is released when forming ice? ________________________
o How much energy is being absorbed when water evaporates? _________________________
 Phase Changes in Water

What phase change is occurring between the following points? If no change is occurring, determine if energy is
being gained or released.
a. A to B: _____________________________ f. F to E: _____________________________
b. B to C: _____________________________ g. E to D: _____________________________
c. C to D: _____________________________ h. D to C: _____________________________
d. D to E: _____________________________ i. C to B: _____________________________
e. E to F: _____________________________ j. B to A: _____________________________
1. What temperature is freezing point in water? __________________ Melting point? _____________________
2. What temperature is the boiling point in water? __________________ Condensing point? _______________
3. Explain what happens to the temperature while a substance (like water) is going through a phase change?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
ESRT Page 1 Practice
1. Describe how evaporation is different than sublimation. __________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Describe how condensation is different than freezing. ____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Name 3 phase changes that GAIN energy: _____________________________________________________
4. Name 3 phase changes that RELEASE energy: _________________________________________________
5. During which phase change does water:
a. Absorbs most energy? ___________________ b. Releases most energy? ___________________
6. How many joules of energy are:
a. Released to change 1g of water vapor to liquid vapor? ______________________
b. Gained to change 1 g of ice to liquid water? _______________________
Aim: How does the Dew Point and Relative Humidity relate to atmospheric moisture?

Dew Point and Relative Humidity

What is Dew Point?
o Dew Point: _________________________ needed for ___________ to __________________________.
Example: Glass of ice water is cold enough to reach the dew point so condensation forms.
o ________________________ measures the ________________________________________________
___________________________________.

Human reaction to Dew Point

o Humans react with discomfort to high dew points
o Thermoregulation: People sweat, sweat evaporates, body cools.
o At higher dew points, sweat does not evaporate and the body doesnt cool.
o Low dew points = dry air.
o Dry air causes skin to crack and become easily irritated. Respiratory paths dry out.
Relative Humidity
o _________________________________ of how much __________________________________the
_____________can ________________ at a certain temperature.
o Represents how close the air is to ____________________________________.
o Saturated air: Air _____________with ___________________. Relative humidity = ______________%
You need a RH of 100% to have rain form in clouds.
How do we measure relative humidity?
o By using a ____________________________________________________.
Dry bulb thermometer and wet bulb thermometer mounted together.

_______________________ tells _____________________________.

_______________________tells how much

___________________________________________
o Temperature _____________________________as water evaporates.
o Difference between two bulbs is indication of the amount of water vapor
in the air.
 Lets Practice! Dew Point and Relative Humidity ESRT (Pg. 12)
Example 1: The temperature is measured to be 18C, while the wet bulb is measured to be 12C. Determine the
dew point and relative humidity.

Dry Bulb = _____________ Dew Point = ________________

Wet Bulb = _____________ Relative Humidity = __________________

Difference between Dry and Wet bulbs = _______________

Example 2: The relative humidity is 47% and the air temperature is 4C. What is the dew point?
Dew Point = ________________
Dry Bulb = _____________
Relative Humidity = __________________
Wet Bulb = _____________

Difference between Dry and Wet bulbs = _______________

1. The dry bulb temperature is -1C and the difference between the wet bulb and the dry bulb is 3C. Determine
the dew point and relative humidity.

2. Base your answer on the sling psychometer

readings on the right. Determine the dew point
and relative humidity.

3. The dry bulb temperature is -6C and the dew point is -22C. What is the relative humidity?

4. The dry bulb temperature is 16C and the relative humidity is 45%. What is the dew point?

5. The dry bulb temperature is 10C and the relative humidity is 100%. What is the dew point?

6. Predict which question (1-5) will that location experience precipitation. Explain your answer.
 Using a Sling Psychrometer
Follow the steps below to correctly determine the dew point and relative humidity of the classroom.
Step 1: Obtain a sling psychrometer from your teacher.
Step 2: Place them on your desk and make sure all parts are present and not broken. Two thermometers attached
to a single string. One dry thermometer and one thermometer with a wick (cloth) attached to it.
Step 3: Record the Dry Bulb temperature (the actual temperature).
Step 4: ONLY WHEN TOLD TO DO SO, dip the wicked thermometer into water for a couple of seconds,
making sure enough water gets absorbed.
Step 5: ONLY WHEN TOLD TO DO SO, spin the psychrometer for a minute. Be sure to not hit anything or
anyone while spinning the Psychrometer.
Step 6: Quickly determine the wet-bulb temperature. Do not touch the bulbs while reading the measurements.
Step 7: Continue spinning the Psychrometer in 1-minute increments until the wet-bulb readings reach the
lowest possible number (the measurement repeats).
Dry Bulb temp = _______C
1-minute wet bulb temp = _______ C
2-minute wet bulb temp = _______ C
3-minute wet bulb temp = _______ C
4-minute wet bulb temp = _______ C
5-minute wet bulb temp = _______ C
Step 8: Determine the difference between the Dry bulb and wet bulb temperature:

(Dry bulb) __________C (Wet bulb) __________C = ____________C

Step 7: Use page 12 of your ESRT to determine the Dew Point and Relative humidity of

Dew Point = ________________C, Relative Humidity = _____________%

 Aim: How do winds move and why do they appear to be curving?

Pressure Systems
High Pressure Low Pressure

Air moves ___________________ (in/ our) Air moves ___________________

Air is ____________________ (rising/ sinking) Air is ____________________
Air is ____________________ (warm/cold) Air is ____________________
There are ____________________ (clouds/ no clouds) There are ____________________
There is ____________________ (Precipitation/ No Precipitation) There is ____________________

Use the diagrams to the left and

right to determine if the air is
moving clockwise or counter
clockwise around the center of
the pressure system.

Air moves ___________________ (clockwise/ counterclockwise) Air moves ___________________

o Winds blow from ___________________ to __________________ pressure

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
L______________________________________ H______________________________________
I______________________________________ O______________________________________
C______________________________________ C______________________________________
C______________________________________

High Pressure = ______________________________ Low Pressure = ______________________________

o ________________________________ o ________________________________
o _____________________ o _____________________
o _____________________ o _____________________
 Why do the Winds Curve?
o ___________________________________ = _______________________________________________
due to the _______________________________________.
Northern Hemisphere = _________________________________
Southern Hemisphere = _________________________________
Coriolis Effect and Pressure Systems Worksheet

1. What is the Coriolis effect?

N
2. Describe the motion of winds around a high-pressure
system in the northern hemisphere.
Equator
Equator

S 3. Describe the motion of winds around a low-pressure

system in the southern hemisphere.

4. Describe how the winds deflect in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect.

5. In the diagrams below, draw arrows around the high and low-pressure systems to show the movement of air
in each respective hemisphere.
Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

6. On the globe above, draw a dotted line for each arrow showing the deflection of the winds due to the Coriolis
effect.
7. Explain why it appears that the winds curve due to the Coriolis effect.
 Pressure System and Coriolis Effect
1. Base your answer to the following question on the weather map below, which represents a low-pressure system over New
York State. The L on the map represents the center of the low-pressure system. Two fronts extend from the center of the low,
and are labeled front 1 and front 2. Cloud cover has been omitted from the station models.

The arrows on which map best represent the surface wind pattern around this low-pressure center?
A) B)

C) D)

2. A low-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere has a surface 4. In which direction do the surface winds blow around a
air-circulation pattern that is high-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) clockwise and away from the center A) clockwise and inward
B) clockwise and toward the center B) clockwise and outward
C) counterclockwise and away from the center C) counterclockwise and inward
D) counterclockwise and toward the center D) counterclockwise and outward
3. The air over the Equator generally rises because the air is 5. The deflection of planetary winds (the Coriolis effect) is a direct
result of the
A) dry and cool with low density
B) moist and hot with low density A) rotation of Earth
C) moist and cool with high density B) revolution of Earth
D) dry and hot with high density C) gravitational forces within Earth
D) convection currents within the asthenosphere
6. Base your answer to the following question on the weather map below, which shows a low-pressure system over the central
United States. Isobars are labeled in millibars. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth's surface.

The circulation of surface winds associated with this low-pressure system is

A) clockwise and toward the center of the low
B) clockwise and away from the center of the low
C) counterclockwise and toward the center of the low
D) counterclockwise and away from the center of the low

7. Which map best represents the surface wind pattern around 9. Which map best represents the surface wind pattern around a
Northern Hemisphere high-pressure and low-pressure centers? Northern Hemisphere high-pressure center?
A) B) A) B)

C) D)

C) D)

8. The Coriolis effect provides evidence that the Earth

A) has a magnetic field
B) has an elliptical orbit
C) revolves around the Sun
D) rotates on its axis
10. .Which map best represents the direction of surface winds associated with the high-pressure and low-pressure systems?
A) B)

C) D)

11. The diagram below represents a globe that is spinning to
represent Earth rotating. The globe is spinning in the
direction indicated by the arrow. Points A, B, C, D, X, and Y
are locations on the globe.
12. .Which map view best represents the pattern of isobar values, in
millibars, and the pattern of wind flow, shown by arrows, at
Earth's surface surrounding a Northern Hemisphere low-pressure
center?
A) B)

C) D)

A student attempted to draw a straight line from point X to

point Y on the spinning globe. Due to the Coriolis effect, the
student's drawn line most likely passed through point
A) A B) B C) C D) D
 Dew Point/ Relative Humidity

1. What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb 8. A student using a sling psychrometer measured a
temperature is 16C and the wet-bulb temperature is wet-bulb temperature of 10C and a dry-bulb
14C? temperature of 16C. What was the dewpoint?
A) 90% B) 80% C) 14% D) 13% A) 10C B) 45C
2. A psychrometer is used to determine which weather C) 6C D) 4C
variables? 9. What is the dewpoint when the dry-bulb temperature
A) wind speed and wind direction is 12C and the wet-bulb temperature is 7C?
B) percentage of cloud cover and cloud height A) 1C B) 5C C) 28C D) 48C
C) air pressure and air temperature 10. If air has a dry-bulb temperature of 2C and a
D) relative humidity and dewpoint wet-bulb temperature of 2C, what is the relative
3. An observer measured the air temperature and the humidity?
dewpoint and found the difference between them to A) 11% B) 20% C) 36% D) 67%
be 12C. One hour later, the difference between the
air temperature and the dewpoint was found to be
4C. Which statement best describes the changes that
were occurring?
A) The relative humidity was decreasing and the
chance of precipitation was decreasing.
B) The relative humidity was decreasing and the
chance of precipitation was increasing.
C) The relative humidity was increasing and the
chance of precipitation was decreasing.
D) The relative humidity was increasing and the
chance of precipitation was increasing.
4. The dewpoint changes most directly as a result of
changes in the atmosphere's
A) pressure
B) wind direction
C) convection currents
D) water vapor content
5. The dewpoint is 15C. What is the wet-bulb
temperature on a sling psychrometer if the dry-bulb
temperature is 18C?
A) 16C B) 2C C) 3C D) 20C
6. If the air temperature is 20C and the relative
humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?
A) 5C B) 12C C) 15C D) 38C
7. Which weather instrument is most useful in
measuring relative humidity?
A) barometer B) anemometer
C) psychrometer D) wind vane
11. The diagram below shows a sling psychrometer.

Based on the dry-bulb temperature and the wet-bulb temperature, what is the relative humidity?
A) 66% B) 58% C) 51% D) 12%
 Phases of Matter

1. Which process releases 334 Joules (J) of energy for

each gram of water?
A) melting B) freezing
C) vaporization D) condensation
2. During which phase change does water release the
most heat energy?
A) freezing B) melting
C) condensation D) vaporization
3. When water vapor condenses, how much heat energy
will be released into the atmosphere?
A) 2260 joules/gram B) 334 joules/gram
C) 4.18 joules/gram D) 2.11 joules/gram
4. The map below shows four locations in a temperature
field. The temperature of each location is given in
degrees Celsius.

Heat energy will normally flow from

A) A to B B) A to C
C) B to D D) D to C
5. The greatest amount of energy would be gained by
1,000 grams of water when it changes from
A) water vapor to liquid water
B) liquid water to water vapor
C) liquid water to ice
D) ice to liquid water
6. Which statement best describes the pattern of energy
flow in a closed system?
A) Energy flows out of the system.
B) Energy flow is cyclical, so that equilibrium is
never reached.
C) Energy flows from energy sinks to energy
sources.
D) Energy flows from energy sources to energy
sinks.
7. The diagram below shows a student heating a pot of water over a fire. The arrows represent the
transfer of heat. Letter A represents heat transfer through the metal pot, B represents heat transfer by
currents in the water, and C represents heat that is felt in the air surrounding the pot.

Which table correctly identifies the types of heat transfer at A, B, and C?

A) B)

C) D)
 Electromagnetic Radiation

1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the greenhouse
effect in which heat energy is trapped in Earth's atmosphere

Which type of radiation from Earth is the long-wave radiation absorbed by greenhouse gases?
A) ultraviolet B) visible light C) infrared D) radio waves
2. Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the 6. Which diagram best represents the relative
greatest amount of incoming solar radiation? wave-lengths of visible light, ultraviolet energy, and
infrared energy?
A) rough, dark-colored surface
B) rough, light-colored surface A)
C) smooth, dark-colored surface
D) smooth, light-colored surface
3. Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the
longest wavelength? B)
A) ultraviolet B) gamma rays
C) visible light D) radio waves
4. Most of which type of electromagnetic radiation is
given off by Earth's surface at night?
C)
A) gamma rays B) ultraviolet light
C) visible light D) infrared rays
5. Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the
shortest wavelength?
D)
A) ultraviolet B) gamma rays
C) radio waves D) visible light
7. Which color of the visible light has the shortest 11. In which list are the forms of electromagnetic energy
wavelength? arranged in order from longest to shortest
wavelengths?
A) violet B) green
C) yellow D) red A) gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible
light
8. Which color of the visible spectrum has the shortest
B) radio waves, infrared rays, visible light,
wavelength?
ultraviolet rays
A) violet B) blue C) x-rays, infrared rays, blue light, gamma rays
C) yellow D) red D) infrared rays, radio waves, blue light, red light
9. Which type of land surface would probably reflect the 12. Energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth mainly
most incoming solar radiation? by
A) light colored and smooth A) molecular collisions
B) light colored and rough B) density currents
C) dark colored and smooth C) electromagnetic waves
D) dark colored and rough D) red shifts
10. Scientists are concerned about the decrease in ozone
in the upper atmosphere primarily because ozone
protects life on Earth by absorbing certain
wavelengths of
A) x-ray radiation
B) ultraviolet radiation
C) infrared radiation
D) microwave radiation
 Energy and Heat

1. Which diagram best represents heat transfer mainly by the process of conduction?
A) B)

C) D)

2. The cross section below shows two compartments of 4. Arrows in the diagram below represent the daytime
water of equal volume insulated by Styrofoam and flow of air over a coastal region.
separated by a metal dividing wall, forming a closed
energy system.

Which process primarily transfers heat by moving

air?
A) conduction B) convection
C) radiation D) transpiration
When the temperature of the water in compartment A 5. During which process does heat transfer occur
decreases by 10C, the temperature of the water in because of density differences?
compartment B will
A) conduction B) convection
A) remain unchanged C) radiation D) reflection
B) decrease by only 5C
6. By which process do light rays pass through window
C) decrease by approximately 10C glass?
D) increase by approximately 10C
A) conduction B) convection
3. What is the primary method of heat transfer through
C) radiation D) compression
solid rock during contact metamorphism?
A) advection B) convection
C) absorption D) conduction
 Base your answers to questions 7 and 8 on the 8. Which type of energy transfer is indicated by the
diagram below. The diagram shows the pattern of air arrows in the diagram?
movement within a closed room.
A) insolation B) conduction
C) convection D) radiation

9. By which process does starlight travel through space?

A) absorption B) conduction
C) convection D) radiation
10. A temperature of 104F is approximately equal to
A) 220C B) 214C
C) 43C D) 40C
11. An air temperature of 30C is equal to
A) 22F B) 2F
C) 74F D) 86F
7. At which location in the room will the density of the
air be greatest?
A) F B) B C) C D) E
 Atmosphere Practice

1. The ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing 8. At an altitude of 95 miles above Earths surface,
harmful ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is nearly 100% of the incoming energy from the Sun can
located between 17 kilometers and 35 kilometers be detected. At 55 miles above Earths surface, most
above Earth's surface in which atmospheric incoming x-ray radiation and some incoming
temperature zone? ultraviolet radiation can no longer be detected. This
missing radiation was most likely
A) troposphere B) stratosphere
C) mesosphere D) thermosphere A) absorbed in the thermosphere
B) absorbed in the mesosphere
2. In which atmospheric temperature zone does most
precipitation occur? C) reflected by the stratosphere
D) reflected by the troposphere
A) thermosphere B) mesosphere
C) stratosphere D) troposphere 9. What do the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause
all have in common?
3. In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere
does the temperature increase with increasing A) Each is a point of maximum temperature in its
altitude? layer of the atmosphere.
B) Each is an interface between two layers of the
A) troposphere and stratosphere atmosphere.
B) troposphere and mesosphere C) Each is a region of increasing pressure within the
C) stratosphere and thermosphere atmosphere.
D) mesosphere and thermosphere D) Each is a zone of decreasing water vapor content
4. The altitude of the ozone layer near the South Pole is within the atmosphere.
20 kilometers above sea level. Which temperature 10. Which list shows atmospheric layers in the correct
zone of the atmosphere contains this ozone layer? order upward from the Earth's surface?
A) troposphere B) stratosphere A) thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere,
C) mesosphere D) thermosphere troposphere
5. Which temperature zone of Earths atmosphere B) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,
contains the most water vapor? thermosphere
C) stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere,
A) mesosphere B) stratosphere thermosphere
C) thermosphere D) troposphere D) thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere,
6. If the base of a cloud is located at an altitude of 2 stratosphere
kilometers and the top of the cloud is located at an
altitude of 8 kilometers, this cloud is located in the
A) troposphere, only
B) stratosphere, only
C) troposphere and stratosphere
D) stratosphere and mesosphere
7. As the altitude increases within Earths stratosphere,
air temperature generally
A) decreases, only
B) increases, only
C) decreases, then increases
D) increases, then decreases