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Quiz 1 Chapter 17
Name : ___________________
1. What is the most common gas in the atmosphere? ___________
2. What are the layers of earth’s atmosphere, starting at Earth’s surface?
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What chemical causes the breakdown of Earth’s ozone layer? _____________
In what layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is ozone most concentrated? ______________________
What is the formula for ozone? ________________
Give two examples of precipitation. ___________________, ______________________
The process of converting a gas to a liquid is? ____________________
The process of converting a solid directly to a gas is? ______________________
Temperature (increases, decreases) in the thermosphere, while pressure (increases, decreases)? In the
troposphere?
10. Give two examples of precipitation. _____, ____________
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What is the process of solid going directly to a gas? __________________________
What is the process of a gas going to a solid? ________________________
What is the process of a gas going to a liquid? ______________________
Does the air need to be saturated for condensation to occur? Yes or no
Give an example of a condensation nuclei. _______________________
Clouds are classified according to their _________ and __________________.
What does “nimbus” mean? ______________
What type of clouds are associated with lightning and thunder? ____________________
What type of cloud forms a sheet or layer in the sky? ______________
For precipitation to form, cloud droplets must grow in volume by roughly ____ _______times.
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What is a front? ________________________________
What is a warm front? ________________________
What type of front is slow moving (warm or cold front)?
What type of front produces light precipitation over a large area? Warm or cold front?
What is a cold front? ____________________________
Do cold fronts move faster than warm fronts? Yes or no
What type of weather is expected as a cold front move through a area? ________________
Quiz Chapter 18
Name : ______________________
1. What is humidity? __________________
2. What temperature air holds more moisture (is more humid)? Warm or cold?
3. What is the dew point? ___________________________________
4. What instrument is used to measure relative humidity? ______________________