LEARNING MODULE

IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Chapter 5: ATMOSPHERE

A. Pre-test:
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided before each number.

1. It can be simply defined as the science of the atmosphere and its weather conditions.
a. Atmosphere b. Meteorology c. Air density d. Atmospheric pressure
2. Which of the following pertains to the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a. Oxygen b. Helium c. Hydrogen d. Nitrogen
3. Which of these defined as the atmospheric layer closest to the Earth’s surface?
a. Ozone b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere
4. Which among the following is the layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer can be formed?
a. Ozone b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere
5. This layer absorbs solar energy in the form of ultraviolet radiation, and the energy is dissipated as heat in the stratosphere.
a. Ozone b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

B. Evaluation/Post-test
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided before each number.
B 1. Which of the following is the coldest layer where ice cloud occurs and meteors burn up?
a. Ozone b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere
B 2. Which of these pertains to the layer just above the stratosphere?
a. Ozone b. Mesosphere c. Troposphere d. Stratosphere

A 3. Which among the following is the electrified region within the atmosphere where large amount of ions and free electrons exist?
a. Ionosphere b. Mesosphere c. Thermosphere d. Stratosphere

A 4. Which of these is caused by the movement or transfer of heat energy?

a. Wind b. Climate c. Weather d. Air mass
B 5. Which of these is defined as the long-term weather condition of a region?
a. Wind b. Climate c. Weather d. Air mass

MAGALLANES, AMEL L. Ph.D

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

D 6. Which of the following is weight of air resting on the Earth’s surface?

a. Humidity b. Temperature c. Precipitation d. Air pressure
B 7. Which of these pertains to the influence or control other elements of the weather?
a. Humidity b. Temperature c. Precipitation d. Air pressure
A 8. Which among the following is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere?
a. Humidity b. Temperature c. Precipitation d. Air pressure
C 9. Which of these are made up of droplets or frozen ice crystals that hover the earth’s atmosphere?
a. Clouds b. Low level clouds c. High level clouds d. Middle level clouds
C 10. These are types of clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are given prefix “cirro”.
a. Clouds b. Low level clouds c. High level clouds d. Middle level clouds

MAGALLANES, AMEL L. Ph.D