5.18 Unit 5 Test - Earth's Atmosphere

Which statement best describes a difference between land and water surfaces?

Land surfaces heat up and cool down faster than water surfaces.

Which of the following statements about the Coriolis effect is correct?

The Coriolis effect works at right angles to the direction of airflow.

Air flowing from the equator to the poles rises and falls in looping patterns. What are these patterns called?

convection cells

Converging trade winds produce a calm region called _______.

doldrums

which of the following statements describes the movement of air in general?

from high pressure to low pressure

The lines on a weather map that connect places of equal pressure are called ________.

isobars

What happens to the sun's energy when it hits clouds, ice, and snow?

it is reflected

Which gas is found in the greatest abundance in the modern atmosphere?

nitrogen

Earth's early atmosphere was shaped initially by which of the following?

outgassing of volcanoes.

The atmosphere is heated most by which of the following?

radiation

The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere?

stratosphere

At which location is the concentration of sunlight the greatest? (

the equator

Which way does the Coriolis Effect deflect objects in the Northern Hemisphere?

to the right