Atmosphere

Question 1

The two most common gases in the atmosphere are

Answer 1

oxygen and nitrogen

Question 2

Which greenhouse gas is emitted in the largest quantity as a result of human actions?

Answer 2

carbon dioxide

Question 3

Which of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas? nitrogen oxide
methane, water vapor or carbon dioxide?

Answer 3

they’e all green house gasses

Question 4

Humans are able to change the basic composition of Earth’s atmosphere. true or false?

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Which layer of the atmosphere is located the furthest away from Earth’s surface?

Answer 5

thermosphere

Question 6

Which layer of the atmosphere is located the closest to Earth’s surface?

Answer 6

troposphere

Question 7

Which layer of the atmosphere experiences the coldest temperatures?

Answer 7

Mesosphere

Question 8

Which layer of the atmosphere experiences the warmest temperatures?

Answer 8

thermosphere

Question 9

Which layer of the atmosphere experiences the lowest air pressure?

Answer 9

thermosphere

Question 10

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Answer 10

stratosphere

Question 11

Why does it cooler as you move away from Earth’s surface in the troposphere?

Answer 11

because there are fewer air molecules and less air pressure at higher altitudes

Question 12

Radiation from the sun is absorbed in which layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 12

thermosphere and stratosphere

Question 13

Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for the northern lights?

Answer 13

theremosphere

Question 14

The transferring of energy that results from the collision between molecules is

Answer 14

conduction

Question 15

The movement of materials based on heat and density differences is

Answer 15

convection

Question 16

The flow of electromagnetic radiation and how Earth receives solar energy is

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radiation

Question 17

The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a cooler mass it is replacing is

Answer 17

a warm front

Question 18

The gravity on an air mass, as measured in height of a mercury column is

Answer 18

air pressure

Question 19

The reflectivity of a surface to solar radiation is

Answer 19

albedo

Question 20

A large body of air with similar temperatures and moisture content is

Answer 20

an air mass

Question 21

A boundary between an advancing cold air mass and a warmer air mass it is replacing is

Answer 21

a cold front

Question 22

The moisture content of the air is

Answer 22

humidity

Question 23

When two different air masses meet, the boundary

Answer 23

a front

Question 24

Collections of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere are

Answer 24

clouds

Question 25

When the leeward side of a mountain has drier conditions than the windward side, it is

Answer 25

the rain shadow effect

Question 26

The distance from the equator is

Answer 26

lattitude

Question 27

Every rise of 1,000 feet in elevation results in approximately a ______ F drop in temperature.

Answer 27

3

Question 28

Cool air holds _________ water vapor as warm air.

Answer 28

less

Question 29

Low pressure areas produce

Answer 29

cloudy and stormy weather

Question 30

High pressure areas produce

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warm and fair weather

Question 31

When warm air rises, it does all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 31

creates dry conditions on the ground

Question 32

What percentage of the sun's incoming solar radiation is reflected off of Earth's atmosphere?

Answer 32

25

Question 33

What percentage of the sun's incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface

Answer 33

50

Question 34

What percentage of the sun's incoming solar radiation is absorbed by the molecules in the thermosphere and stratosphere?

Answer 34

25

Question 35

The greenhouse effect occurs because

Answer 35

- the Earth absorbs solar radiation and re-emits it at a longer wavelength - there are greenhouse gases in the troposphere

Question 36

The Coriolis effect is important in the development of which storm systems?

Answer 36

hurricanes

Question 37

. Which storm system requires warm ocean temperatures in order to form

Answer 37

el nino | hurricanes

Question 38

Which storm systems involve the collision between cool and warm air masses?

Answer 38

tornado

Question 39

When trade winds are reduced, it creates warmer than normal ocean temperatures off the coast of South America. This results in a global weather changes that can last up to a year. This is referred to as

Answer 39

el nino

Question 40

Which severe weather events form because of the Coriolis effect?

Answer 40

hurricanes | tornados

Question 41

The center of a hurricane is a center of __________ air pressure

Answer 41

low

Question 42

Some of the greatest damage from hurricanes is caused by the increased height of water found in the low pressure areas of the hurricane. This increased height of the water level is referred to as the

Answer 42

storm surge

Question 43

The longer the distance that an air mass travels, the greater it will be affected by the Coriolis Effect

Answer 43

true

Question 44

Hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate

Answer 44

counter clockwise

Question 45

Hurricanes in the southern hemisphere rotate

Answer 45

clockwise