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Chapter 20
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1What gas makes up the majority of the Earth’s atmosphere?
- Aoxygen
- Bcarbon dioxide
- Cnitrogen
- Dhelium
- Ehydrogen
2Which of the following was not found in the early Earth atmosphere (4.5 Ga)?
- Aoxygen (O2)
- Bcarbon dioxide (CO2)
- Csulfur dioxide (SO2)
- Dnitrogen (N2)
- Eammonia (NH3)
3What drives seasonal heating and cooling?
- Adistance from the Sun
- Btilt of the Earth’s axis
- Ccyclic variation in solar output
- DMilankovitch cycles
- Echanges in vegetation coverage
4Cyclonic flow in the northern hemisphere moves in what manner?
- Aalways clockwise
- Balways counterclockwise
- Cclockwise above the jet stream
- DIt is seasonally dependent
- EIt is random
5What type of cloud is found at the highest elevations?
- Acumulus
- Bstratus
- Ccumulonimbus
- Dcirrus
- Enimbostratus
6What set of environmental conditions would give a hurricane the greatest strength?
- Awarm water and high pressure
- Bcool water and high pressure
- Ccool water and low pressure
- Dwarm water and low pressure
- EAll would result in similar hurricanes
7Which way does the wind blow at the equator?
- Anorth
- Bsouth
- Ceast
- Dwest
- Esoutheast
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- Geology Quiz on Chapter 20, created by Kelly MacGarrigle on 14/12/2021.
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