NS2-M3C7- Our Atmopshere

The Relative humidity of an air mass_______ as that air mass cools. A Stays the same B Increases C Decreases

B Increases

Which layers occur in the ionosphere? A Mesosphere B Stratosphere C Thermosphere D Exopshere

A Mesosphere C Thermosphere

What is the formula for changing degrees in Fahrenheit to degrees in Celsius? A Celsius= 5/9 [F/32] B Celsius= 9/5 [32-F] C Celsius= 5/9 [F-32] DCelsius= 9/5 [-32+F]

C Celsius= 5/9 [F-32]

Put the atompsheric layers in order of closest to furthest from the Earth. Select the correct sequence A Mesophere B Thermopshere C Troposhpere D Stratosphere

3- A Mesophere 4- B Thermopshere 1- C Troposhpere 2- D Stratosphere

Read the following and decide which of the oposite is correct. Select all that apply. The tropopause is a transitional zone between the troposphere and the near void of the exopshere. It starts just above the troposhpere and is divided into three overlapping areas: tropical, extra-tropical, and frigid. A Change "frigid" to "artic" B Change "exosphere" to "stratosphere" C Change "troposphere" to "ionosphere" D Change "troposphere" to "ozone"

A Change "frigid" to "artic" B Change "exosphere" to "stratosphere"

In a process called "transpiration" huge amounts of water enter the air from A Green leaves of plants B Evaporation C Photosynthesis D The melting of both polor ice caps

A Green leaves of plants

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. A Increases; decreases B Decreases; stays the same C Stays the same; increases D Decreases; increases

A Increases; decreases

Which of the following was a factor that allowed frontal forecasting to become highly developed? A Synoptic meterorology B Weather observation C Aviation advancement

C Aviation advancement

Why does it take bodies of water, such as an ocean, slower to warm up than land masses? A Only a few inches of land will absorb radiation B Land has more desity at all depths C Only the surface of water has kinetic energy D Water does not condense until depths in excess of 80 feet E None of the above

A Only a few inches of land will absorb radiation

When warm and cold air masses come together, the boundary between them is called a _________. A Stationary front B Front C Thermal Front D Weather front

B Front

The phenomenon whereby the Earth's atmopshere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atomosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allows incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb hea radiated back from Earth's Surface. A Global warming B Greenhouse Effect C Fahrenheit D Geological Compression

B Greenhouse Effect

An air mass is a large body of air with? A The same termperature and pressure B The same temperature and humidity C THe same humidity and pressure D All of the above E None of the above

B The same temperature and humidity

Increase in CO2 levels has resulted in an effect that has caused the average temperature to rise to historically high levels everywhere on Earth A Greenhouse effect B Geological Fusion C Global Warming D Global Steeping E None of the above

C Global Warming

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 becausee A Water at the bottom has a greater density than water that the surface B Water at the surface has a greater density thanwater at the bottom C Water is nearly incompresible D Chemical makeup is the same

C Water is nearly incompresible

The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth A Troposhere B Tropopause C Stratosphere D Atmosphere

D Atmosphere

Why is the air circulation in the troposphere important? A Pilots favor this level for flying B Extremely high and deadly temperatures exist in this level C Troposphere is the end of our air ocean; beyond it is outer spcae D Determiens the weather

D Determiens the weather

Weather is the condition of the atmopshere expressed in terms of A Airs temperature, pressure, and water vapor content B Heat, pressure, cold and wind C Cold air, warm air, pressure, and water vapor content D Heat, pressure, wind, and moisture

D Heat, pressure, wind, and moisture

Strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the Earth A Air Mass B Chemosphere C Mesophere D Jet Stream

D Jet Stream

Which of the following is a true statement> A Cold air is heavier than warm air B Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air C As air moves, wind is created. This is beginning of complex forces that cause the changing weather D They are all correct E None of the correct

D They are all correct

The five principle layers of the atomopshere arranged from lowest to hgihest are A Troposhere, stratopshere, mesopshere, thermosphere, and exosphere B Stratopshere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exopshere C Mesopshere, troposhere, stratosphere, thermosphere, and exposphere

A Troposhere, stratopshere, mesopshere, thermosphere, and exosphere