Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a climatic control?

Accepted Answer

A)   temperature
B)   latitude
C)   general circulation of oceans
D)   topographic barriers
E)   distribution of land and waterF) None of the above
G) A) and C) A

Question 2

The trace gases helium and krypton are closely related to the physical processes causing the weather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a natural characteristic of the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   contains most of the atmospheric water vapor
B)   is the lowest layer of the atmosphere
C)   has the highest pressures in the atmosphere
D)   has the hottest temperatures in the atmosphere
E)   is the layer associated with "weather"F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

A major characteristic of the troposphere is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease of temperature with increasing altitude
B)   presence of the ozone layer
C)   total absence of water vapor
D)   increase of pressure with altitude
E)   hottest temperatures in the atmosphereF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

A main absorber of ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   argon
B)   neon
C)   ozone
D)   carbon dioxide
E)   dustF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Ozone tends to be harmful when produced near Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As a rule, warm currents are found off the west coasts of major continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lower levels of air become compressed by the weight of the air above.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer which blends into interplanetary space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 10

Above ________ kilometer(s) , the atmospheric pressure is so slight as not to register on an ordinary barometer.

Accepted Answer

A)   0.8
B)   8
C)   80
D)   800
E)   8,000F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Above 80 kilometers, pressure is so low that it would be considered a vacuum at sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The part of the atmosphere that contains "weather" and supports life

Accepted Answer

A)   extends about as high above the Earth as the distance from Earth's surface to its center (radius) .
B)   is very shallow.
C)   is the hottest part of the atmosphere.
D)   consists largely of oxygen.
E)   consists of a chemical called "air".F) B) and E)
G) C) and D) B

Question 13

Air pressure is generally highest where the altitude is lowest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the thermosphere, the temperature is much higher than it is at Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ________ is the layer of the atmosphere where electrified atoms are plentiful.

Accepted Answer

A)   thermosphere
B)   ionosphere
C)   troposphere
D)   exosphere
E)   stratosphereF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Weather is largely confined to the troposphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an important source of particles in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   salt from the sea
B)   volcanic eruptions
C)   emissions from engines
D)   soot from fires
E)   all of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The Coriolis effect works on airplanes and bullets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Weather and climate are separate, but related, terms. Provide a definition of each and then give an example of a concept related to climate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Weather and climate are separate, but related,...

Question 20

________ is a substance significant to the atmosphere in that it is needed to make clouds and is intimately involved in the place-to-place transfer of energy.

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The answer of ________ is a substance significant to the...

Exam 3: Introduction to the Atmosphere

Which of the following is NOT considered a climatic control?

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The trace gases helium and krypton are closely related to the physical processes causing the weather.

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Which of the following is NOT a natural characteristic of the troposphere?

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A major characteristic of the troposphere is the ________.

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A main absorber of ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere is ________.

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Ozone tends to be harmful when produced near Earth's surface.

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As a rule, warm currents are found off the west coasts of major continents.

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Lower levels of air become compressed by the weight of the air above.

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The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer which blends into interplanetary space.

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Above ________ kilometer(s) , the atmospheric pressure is so slight as not to register on an ordinary barometer.

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Above 80 kilometers, pressure is so low that it would be considered a vacuum at sea level.

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The part of the atmosphere that contains "weather" and supports life

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Air pressure is generally highest where the altitude is lowest.

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In the thermosphere, the temperature is much higher than it is at Earth's surface.

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The ________ is the layer of the atmosphere where electrified atoms are plentiful.

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Weather is largely confined to the troposphere.

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Which of the following is an important source of particles in the atmosphere?

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The Coriolis effect works on airplanes and bullets.

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Weather and climate are separate, but related, terms. Provide a definition of each and then give an example of a concept related to climate.

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________ is a substance significant to the atmosphere in that it is needed to make clouds and is intimately involved in the place-to-place transfer of energy.

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