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1What is the atmosphere?
- Aa thick layer of gases that surrounds Earth
- Ba thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth
- Ca thick layer of oxygen that surrounds Earth
- Dnone of the above
2What causes differences in air temperatures at different altitudes?
- Amainly the way the air radiates solar energy
- Bmainly the way gases radiate light
- Cmainly the way gases absorb solar energy
- Dmainly the way moisture moves through the atmosphere
3What are the two highest layers of the atmosphere?
- Atroposphere, mesosphere
- Bthermosphere, mesosphere
- Cstatosphere, thermosphere
- Dtroposphere, stratosphere
4Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the
- Amesosphere
- Bionospere
- Cnorthern lights
- Dexosphere
5As altitude increases, pressure decreases
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Which of the following are trace gases found in the atmosphere
- AArgon
- BNitrogen
- CCarbon Dioxide
- DOxygen
- EMethane
7Layered gases, thin air, little moisture: Thermosphere
- ATrue
- BFalse
8coldest layer, temperature decreases as altitude increases (mesosphere)
- ATrue
- BFalse
9lack of particle density, little thermal energy transfer: stratosphere
- ATrue
- BFalse
10densest layer, contains almost 90% of the atmospheres mass: ionosphere
- ATrue
- BFalse
11made up of electrically charged particles: ionosphere
- ATrue
- BFalse
12How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
- Aabout two-billionths
- Babout 80%
- Cabout 5%
- D1%
- Eabout one one-hundredth
13Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves
- Athermal conduction
- Bradiation
- Cconvection
- Dconvection current
14Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called
- Aconvection
- Bthermal conduction
- Cradiation
- Dconvection current
15The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate back to Earth
- Athermal effect
- Bglobal warming
- Cradiation balance
- Dgreenhouse effect
16Earth emits back what type of waves to outerspace
- Avisible light
- Bmicrowaves
- Cinfrared radiation
- Dgamma rays
17Local winds are produced by
- Aglobal winds
- Bglobal geographic features
- Cconvection currents
- Dlocal geographic features
18What causes wind?
- Adifference in air pressure
- Bdifferences in gravity
- Cdifferences in oxygen
- Ddifferences in the thermosphere
19What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?
- AWarm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles
- BWarm air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles
- CWarm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles
- DCold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles
20Air moves in large, circular patterns called
- Atrade winds
- Bconvection currents
- Cpressure belts
- Dconvection cells
21In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east due to the
- Apolar easterlies
- Btrade winds
- Cconvection currents
- DCoriolis Effect
22Global winds that blow from west to east are called
- Awesterlies
- Beasterlies
- Ctradewinds
23Global winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees N latitude and SE from 30 degrees S latitude are called tradewinds.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are called convection currents.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25Mountain and valley breezes are caused by differences in temperature and elevation
- ATrue
- BFalse
26CFCs make the ozone layer break down
- ATrue
- BFalse
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