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NS2-M3C7 - Our Atmosphere (Exam)
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Date:_______________________________
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Put the atmospheric layers in order of closest to furthest from the earth. (Input the
answers in the correct sequence, then push the ENTER button.)
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D
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Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Read the following and decide which of the options is correct.(Input all that apply, then
push the ENTER button.)
The tropopause is a transitional zone between the troposphere and the near void of the
exosphere. It starts just above the troposphere and is divided into three overlapping areas:
tropical, extra-tropical, and frigid.
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B
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Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth
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B
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D
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“frigid” to “arctic”
“exosphere” to “stratosphere”
“troposphere” to “ionosphere”
“troposphere” to “ozone”
Which layers occur in the ionosphere?
(Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)
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B
C
D
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Change
Change
Change
Change
Troposphere
Tropopause
Stratosphere
Atmosphere
Strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in
the upper troposphere of the Earth
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B
C
D
Air Mass
Chemosphere
Mesosphere
Jet Stream
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Why does it take bodies of water, such as an ocean, slower to warm up than land masses?
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B
C
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E
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D
E
increases; decreases
decreases; stays the same
stays the same; increases
decreases; increases
The phenomenon whereby the Earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the
presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane
that allows incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the
Earth's surface.
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B
C
D
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Cold air is heavier than warm air.
Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air.
As air moves, wind is created. This is beginning of complex forces that cause
the changing weather.
They are all correct.
None are correct.
Since warm air can hold more moisture than cold air, relative humidity ____ when air with
a given amount of water vapor cools, and _----_____ when that air is heated.
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B
C
D
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Only a few inches of land will absorb radiation.
Land has more density at all depths.
Only the surface of water has kinetic energy.
Water does not condense until depths in excess of 80 feet.
None of the above
Which of the following is a true statement?
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B
C
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Global Warning
Greenhouse Effect
Fahrenheit
Geological Compression
Increase in CO2 levels has resulted in an effect that has caused the average temperature to
rise to historically high levels everywhere on Earth
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B
C
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Greenhouse Effect
Geological Fusion
Global Warming
Global Steeping
None of the above
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Why is the air circulation in the troposphere important?
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B
C
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When warm and cold air masses come together, the boundary between them is call a
_____________.
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B
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D
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
Which of the following was a factor that allowed frontal forecasting to become highly
developed?
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B
C
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stays the same
increases
decreases
The five principal layers of the atmosphere arranged from lowest to highest are
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B
C
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Stationary front
Front
Thermal front
Weather front
The relative humidity of an air mass ___________ as that air mass cools.
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B
C
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Pilots favor this level for flying.
Extremely high and deadly temperatures exist in this level.
Troposphere is the end of our air ocean; beyond it is outer space.
Determines the weather.
Synoptic meteorology
Weather observation
Aviation advancement
A cubic foot of water at the ocean's surface weighs about the same as a cubic foot from
the bottom of the Marianas Trench because
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B
C
D
Water at the bottom has a greater density than water at the surface
Water at the surface has a greater density than water at the bottom
Water is nearly incompresible
chemical makeup is the same
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In a process called "transpiration", huge amounts of water enter the air from
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B
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D
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An air mass is a large body of air with?
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B
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E
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the same temperature and pressure
the same temperature and humidity
the same humidity and pressure
all of the above
none of the above
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere expressed in terms of
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B
C
D
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green leaves of plants
evaporation
photosynthesis
the melting of both polar ice caps
air's temperature, pressure, and water vapor content.
heat, pressure, cold and wind.
cold air, warm air, pressure, and water vapor content.
heat, pressure, wind, and moisture.
What is the formula for changing degrees in Fahrenheit to degrees in Celsius?
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B
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Celsius
Celsius
Celsius
Celsius
=5/9 [F/ 32]
=9/5 [32-F]
=5/9 [F-32]
=9/5F [-32+F]
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