TEST

Question 1

A cool, gentle wind that blows from the land to the sea is a ____________________

Answer 1

Land breeze

Question 2

Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves is ______________________

Answer 2

radiation

Question 3

What very dry and often dusty wind blows in Southern California _____________________

Answer 3

Santa Ana

Question 4

Air flowing up a mountain’s slope due to differences in temperature and pressure is a(n) ________________ wind.

Answer 4

anabatic

Question 5

What type of radiation causes tanning and sunburns? ______________

Answer 5

UVB

Question 6

The outermost layer of the atmosphere is the ______________________

Answer 6

exosphere

Question 7

What type of wind occurs when dense, cold air flows from higher to lower elevation due to gravity? ______________________

Answer 7

fall wind

Question 8

Which layer of the atmosphere “bounces” certain types of radio waves back toward the ground? _______________________

Answer 8

ionosphere

Question 9

Heat transfer by moving currents of hot air is _________________

Answer 9

convection

Question 10

What is the most powerful and dangerous form of UV radiation? _____________

Answer 10

UVC

Question 11

The most abundant gas in the homosphere is ________________

Answer 11

nitrogen

Question 12

The coldest point in the atmosphere is the _________________

Answer 12

mesopause

Question 13

(land or water) Insolation warms _____________ more quickly than it warms ____________.

Answer 13

Insolation warms land more quickly than it warms water.

Question 14

_____________ holds heat longer than ___________ does.

Answer 14

Water holds heat longer than land does.

Question 15

A warm, dry wind that travels down a slope is a _____________

Answer 15

foehn

Question 16

Which layer of the atmosphere is characterized by high temperatures? __________________________

Answer 16

thermosphere

Question 17

The process in which the temperature of a gas rises as the gas is compressed with no heat lost is ____________________ heating.

Answer 17

adiabatic

Question 18

What marks the upper boundary of the thermosphere? ____________________

Answer 18

thermopause

Question 19

Winds that reverse their direction from season to season are called __________________

Answer 19

monsoons

Question 20

BE ABLE TO LABEL EACH CONVECTION CELL ON A DRAWING…. ______,_______,_____

Answer 20

polar cell
Ferrel cell
Hadley cell

Question 21

The four main factors that affect insolation are______, _______, ________, ________

Answer 21

cloud cover, length of daylight, angle of the sun’s rays, Earth’s distance from the sun.

Question 22

The layer of the atmosphere that acts as a “shield” to protect the earth’s surface is the __________________________

Answer 22

ozone layer

Question 23

The scientific name for the northern and southern lights is _________________

Answer 23

auroras

Question 24

Upper troposphere waves that play a large part in the formation of cyclones and anticyclones are called _______________________

Answer 24

Rossby waves

Question 25

Least understood layer of the atmosphere___________________

Answer 25

mesosphere

Question 26

The atmosphere’s “weather layer” _______________________

Answer 26

troposphere

Question 27

Strong, steady winds but few changes of weather______________________

Answer 27

stratosphere

Question 28

Portion of the earth’s magnetic field that is affected by the solar winds________________________

Answer 28

magnetospere

Question 29

What is the blanket of gases that surrounds our planet? _____________________

Answer 29

ATMOSPHERE | please get this one right!!!

Question 30

What term refers to the amount of energy available to heat the earth’s land, water, and air? __________________ __________________

Answer 30

energy budget

Question 31

What beltlike regions surround the earth and trap particles from the solar wind?_______________ ___________________ ______________

Answer 31

Van Allen radiation belts

Question 32

What term refers to the decimal equivalent of solar radiation that an object reflects?______________________

Answer 32

albedo

Question 33

What is a circulating spiral of wind around a low-pressure system?__________________

Answer 33

cyclone

Question 34

Name the process that traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere. ___________________________

Answer 34

greenhouse effect

Question 35

Regions of high pressure and gentle winds at 30* north and south latitude____________________________

Answer 35

horse latitudes

Question 36

Equatorial zone where sailing ships were often left without wind______________

Answer 36

ITCZ

Question 37

Surface winds that blow from high-pressure regions toward the equator_______________________

Answer 37

trade winds

Question 38

High-altitude wind in a narrow, meandering band_________________

Answer 38

jet stream

Question 39

A circulating spiral of wind around a high-pressure system is called a(n)_____________________

Answer 39

anticyclone

Question 40

Extremely powerful radiation that comes from deep space is ___________________

Answer 40

cosmic rays

Question 41

The region in which a magnet affects other objects is the______________________

Answer 41

magnetic field

Question 42

The lower layer of the atmosphere is the ___________________________

Answer 42

homosphere

Question 43

The most important greenhouse gas is ___________________________

Answer 43

water vapor

Question 44

Atmospheric pressure at sea level is __________ pounds per square inch.

Answer 44

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