Atmosphere Exam

Question 1

The earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on the vertical profile of:

Answer 1

Air temperature

Question 2

Which of the following substances is released by CFC’s and catalyzes a chain reaction that breaks down ozone in the upper atmosphere?

Answer 2

Chlorine

Question 3

The Coriolis effect is..

Answer 3

A result of the Earth’s rotation from the west to the east and causes objects to curve to the right in the northern hemisphere

Question 4

The primary source of energy for the earth’s atmosphere is:

Answer 4

The sun

Question 5

An air mass is a large body of air with generally heterogeneous temperature and humidity

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Without atmospheric greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature would be:

Answer 6

Lower than at present

Question 7

Greenhouse effect refers to:

Answer 7

Ability of certain atmospheric gases to trap heat and keep the planet relatively warm

Question 8

Stratospheric ozone

Answer 8

Protects Earth from most of the harmful UV radiation

Question 9

Latitude strongly influences climate because _______ solar energy falls on areas that are closer to the equator than to the poles

Answer 9

More

Question 10

Photochemical smog results from the mixing of ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The difference between climate and weather is:

Answer 11

Weather is a day-to-day phenomenon, climate is a long-term average

Question 12

The gas that shows the most variation form place to place and from time to time in the lower atmosphere is:

Answer 12

Water vapor (H2O)

Question 13

Which of the following gases are mainly responsible for the atmospheric greenhouse effect in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 13

Water vapor and carbon dioxide

Question 14

Warming the stratosphere is mainly caused by:

Answer 14

Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone

Question 15

The Coriolis effect contributes to:

Answer 15

Global wind patterns

Question 16

Which of the following would occur if Earth were not tilted relative to the plane of its orbit?

Answer 16

Temperature regions would not longer have seasonal changes in climate

Question 17

Air pollutants fall under this category of atmospheric constituents:

Answer 17

Variable gases

Question 18

The Net effect of circulation is to move warm air from ________, and this moderate the equator-to-pole energy gradient created by __________.

Answer 18

The tropics to the poles; the latitudinal distribution of absorbed insolation

Question 19

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

Answer 19

O3

Question 20

Which process is responsible for most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere?

Answer 20

Evaporation

Question 21

Which of the following property pairs best characterizes a sinking air mass?

Answer 21

Cool, low humidity

Question 22

The critical difference between today’s global warming and Earth’s previous climate change is that:

Answer 22

Global warming may occur more rapidly than it did during previous climate changes

Question 23

Atmosphere is divided into

Answer 23

Four layers

Question 24

Where is the Coriolis effect the strongest?

Answer 24

At the North and South poles

Question 25

Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the stratosphere?

Answer 25

Releasing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from aerosol cans

Question 26

What process was primarily responsible for the development of the present percentage of free oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 26

Photosynthesis

Question 27

All are particulate pollutants except

Answer 27

Ozone

Question 28

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 28

is/are greenhouse gas(es)

Question 29

Chlorofluorocarbons

Answer 29

Damage(s) the ozone layer

Question 30

Ozone

Answer 30

Damage(s) the respiratory system

Question 31

Particulate Matters

Answer 31

Range(s) in size from nanometers to micrometers

Question 32

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Answer 32

Cause(s) acid rain

Question 33

Atmosphere

Answer 33

The collection of all gases held to the Earth by gravity

Question 34

Troposphere

Answer 34

The location of our daily weather

Question 35

Wind

Answer 35

The movement of air between masses with different pressures

Question 36

Convection current

Answer 36

The vertical heating and cooling of air

Question 37

Stratosphere

Answer 37

Ozone in his layer blocks UV light from the sun