Weather and Climate Quiz 1 Review
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- Q1What layers of the atmosphere does the temperature decrease as altitude increases?thermosphere and tropospheremesosphere and stratospherestratosphere and thermospheremesosphere and troposphere30s
- Q2Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?exospheretropospheremesospherestratosphere10s
- Q3Where does all weather occur?tropospherestratospheremesospherethermosphere10s
- Q4What layer of the atmosphere contains Ozone?MesosphereThermosphereStratosphereTroposphere20s
- Q5In what layer do meteors and other objects from space burn up?ExosphereThermosphereMesosphereStratosphere20s
- Q6What is the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from precipitating, increasing atmospheric humidityWater evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from condensing, decreasing atmospheric humidity.Heat radiated by the Sun is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, decreasing global temperaturesHeat radiated by the Earth is trapped by greenhouse gases preventing it from escaping to space and increasing the overall temperature of Earth30s
- Q7How are a greenhouse and Earth's atmosphere most alike?Both trap heat inside and prevent it from escaping.Both lower the temperature to be suitable for life.Both contain large amounts of carbon dioxide.Both prevent harmful radiation from reaching Earth.30s
- Q8Velma uses her spoon to stir her hot chocolate. What will most likely happen to the temperature of the metal spoon?The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because cold energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because cold energy from the hot water will transfer to the spoon.The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because heat energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because heat energy from the hot water will transfer to the spoon.30s
- Q9How do air molecules in direct contact with a warm surface absorb heat energy?radiationdiffusionconductionconvection10s
- Q10How does the Sun's energy reach earth?convectiondiffusionconductionradiation10s
- Q11Water in a hot pot rises, cools, sinks and then warms again in a continuous cycle. Heat is being transferred throughconductionradiationconvectionthermovection10s
- Q12Which best describes a sea breeze?The warmer air over the land rises, and the cooler air over the water falls and moves toward the land.The cooler air over the land rises, and the warmer air over the water falls and moves toward the land.The cooler air over the water rises, and the warmer air over the land falls and moves toward the land.The warmer air over the water rises, and the cooler air over the land falls and moves toward the land.30s
- Q13Convection in the atmosphere that causes global wind belts,carries hot air to the poles, where it cools and sinks, flowing back toward the equator.carries hot air to the equator, where it cools and rises, flowing back toward the poles.carries cool air to the poles, where it warms and rises, flowing back toward the equator.carries cool air to the equator, where it warms and sinks, flowing back toward the poles30s
- Q14A jet stream is best described asa large mass of air that creates stormsan area of calm near the equator that has little winda circulating mass of air that rises from the equator and moves towards the polesa narrow band of strong winds that blows from west to east30s
- Q15Where do the trade winds blow?Near the poles from east to westnorth and south of the equator from the northeast and southeast towards the equatorin a narrow band in the upper tropospheredirectly on the equator in a westerly direction30s