earth science - assignment 12. test

Besides primary gases, there are trace and variable gases that make up of the atmosphere.

1%

Select all of the answers that apply. How is heat transferred on Earth? nitrogen cycle insulation air cells radiation conduction convection

air cells radiation conduction convection

If you have asthma, high amounts of can make it worse.

air pollution

Nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen are essential to life. Both nitrogen and carbon are building blocks for life because they are needed in _____. proteins DNA amino acids all of the above

all of the above

The earth's protects Earth from meteorite impacts.

atmosphere

Air pollution _____.

can create acid rain

The Coriolis effect causes winds to move in a pattern.

circular

Select all of the answers that apply. The atmosphere is very important for life because it provides many things, such as _____. recycling of essential materials minerals protection food oxygen warmth

recycling of essential materials protection oxygen warmth

Which of the following would be an individual effort to reduce air pollution?

riding a bike instead of a car

It's cold outside, but the Sun is shining bright. When you open your car door, it can still be warm inside due to _____.

the greenhouse effect

If Earth's gravity were much less powerful, our atmosphere would be similar to _____. the moon's Saturn's Jupiter's Venus'

the moon's

Placing my hand into a warm glove will warm my hand from _____.

convection

At high noon, you're laying on the beach. You can feel _____ air coming from _____.

cool, the ocean

The indicates that 70% of the Sun's radiation is contained on Earth and 30% is reflected back into space.

earth's albedo

Which type of solar radiation is the most powerful?

gamma rays

If it weren't for the ____ effect, the Earth would probably be much colder.

greenhouse

____ drives most natural processes in the atmosphere, like the water cycle and weather phenomena.

heat

_____ and _____ are the perfect combination for a thunderstorm.

heat, humidity

Wind tends to move from _____ to _____ pressure areas. low, high high, high high, low low, low

high, low

It feels like you're wet when you step outside. It's very _____.

humid

It's a windy day. You decide to climb to the top of Canyon Peak to get a better view of the city. When you get to the top, the wind _____.

increases

It's a cloudy and rainy day. The air pressure is most likely _____.

low

Looking at this barometer, is the air pressure high or low? What type of weather would you expect?

low, bad

The atmosphere is a mixture of gases. It is mostly composed of _____. nitrogen and carbon dioxide nitrogen and oxygen carbon dioxide and water vapor oxygen and carbon dioxide

nitrogen and oxygen

The evaporation process in the water cycle is caused by _____.

the sun

The is different from other layers of the atmosphere because it doesn't have a mixture of gases; it has layers of single gases.

thermosphere

Global convection cells move warm air _____.

to the polar regions

Match a layer of the atmosphere with each statement. There are two statements per layer. I fly a kite in this layer. I cruise in a plane in this layer. My cell phone works because of this layer. Most shooting stars burn up in this layer. The temperature is coldest in this layer. The temperature is hottest in this layer. The ozone layer is part of this layer. Most weather occurs in this layer.

troposphere stratosphere thermosphere mesosphere mesosphere thermosphere stratosphere troposphere

The "hole" in the ozone layer can lead to increased exposure to the Sun's UV rays.

true

What type of radiation wave from the Sun does this graphic display?

visible rays

If you were standing at sea level measuring the air pressure, you would actually be measuring the air's _____.

weight