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Region largely responsible for the weather experienced at the Earth's surface

Troposphere

Region that contains the majority of molecules in the atmosphere

Troposphere

Which of the following shows the approximate concentration of CO2 , N2, and O2 in dry air?

CO2< 1% N2 78% O2 21%

Region with the lowest atmospheric pressure

Exosphere

The graph shows the relative solar energy received at local noon each day of the year at two different locations.

Location 1 is close to the equator, and Location 2 is in the Northern Hemisphere

Which of the following best explains why the shaded area receives more snowfall than the other parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?

Moisture picked up from the warmer water in the Great Lakes is deposited as snow downwind.

If the diagram illustrates Earth's relative position on December 21 of a given year, which of the following statements would be correct?

The Tropic of Cancer has a shorter day and lower solar radiation intensity because there is a direct relationship between day length and radiation intensity.

Which of the following best explains why City B regularly receives less precipitation than City A?

The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city.

Which of the following does NOT exert a major influence on Earth's overall climate?

The seasonal development of temperature inversions in geographical basins

During an El Niño event, warm surface water moves from the western equatorial Pacific Ocean to the eastern equatorial region. Which of the following best describes how the warm water will affect upwelling off the coast of equatorial South America?

The warm surface water will decrease upwelling because of the density difference between the warm surface water and the cold deep water.

E/ Niño, a periodic warming of ocean surface waters, occurs in which of the following regions?

Tropical East Pacific

Which of the following causes the air to rise high into the atmosphere in the areas labeled A, B, and C on the diagram?

Warm, moist air that is less dense than the surrounding air

Brown pelicans are fish-eating birds. As a result of an El Niño event, the population of brown pelicans in southern California declines. Which of the following best explains the relationship between the El Niño event and the population decline?

Warmer ocean temperatures can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites.

Which of the following is a primary cause of El Niño climate variations?

Warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following is the most likely effect of a strong El Niño event on the weather patterns in the United States?

Wetter weather and cooler than average temperatures in the southeastern states and warmer temperatures in the Pacific Northwest

The primary cause of Earth's seasons is the

constant tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun