Geography Test series 3

1. Which atmospheric layer protects Earth from meteoroids?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Exosphere

2. Which instrument is commonly used to measure atmospheric pressure?
(a) Thermometer
(b) Barometer
(c) Anemometer
(d) Hygrometer

3. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
(a) Temperature variations
(b) Rotation of the earth
(c) Difference in pressure
(d) Difference in water content

4. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as
(a) Mistral
(b) Nor’ westers
(c) Foehn
(d) Chinook

5. The study of the processes of atmosphere is called as
(a) Astrology
(b) Meteorology
(c) Seismology
(d) Astronomy

6. What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Argon

7. Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Thermosphere

8. The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called the:
(a) Thermopause
(b) Stratopause
(c) Tropopause
(d) Mesopause

9. Which gas in the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Ozone
(d) Carbon dioxide

10. Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere

11. In which layer of the atmosphere do auroras occur?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere

12. The movement of air from high pressure to low pressure is called:
(a) Wind
(b) Convection
(c) Precipitation
(d) Evaporation

13. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
(a) Water vapor
(b) Methane
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide

14. The Coriolis effect causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to:
(a) Deflect to the left
(b) Deflect to the right
(c) Flow straight north
(d) Flow straight south

15. Which atmospheric layer protects Earth from meteoroids?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Exosphere

16. Which instrument is commonly used to measure atmospheric pressure?
(a) Thermometer
(b) Barometer
(c) Anemometer
(d) Hygrometer

17. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
(a) Temperature variations
(b) Rotation of the earth
(c) Difference in pressure
(d) Difference in water content

18. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as
(a) Mistral
(b) Nor’ westers
(c) Foehn
(d) Chinook

19. The study of the processes of atmosphere is called as
(a) Astrology
(b) Meteorology
(c) Seismology
(d) Astronomy