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Question 1 (1 point) Saved What is one of the conditions necessary for hurricane formation? Question 1 options: Warm ocean surface water Wind shear Cool atmospheric temperatures Large continental landmasses Question 2 (1 point) Saved In what layer of the atmosphere does the aurora borealis appear? Question 2 options: Exosphere Mesosphere Stratosphere Thermosphere Question 3 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is a potential impact of climate change? Question 3 options: Reduced agricultural yields Increased incidents of drought in arid regions Increased flooding along coastal regions due to sea level rise All of these are correct answers. Question 4 (1 point) Saved True or False: As the concentration of greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, the temperature of the atmosphere also increases.

Question 4 options: True False Question 5 (1 point) Saved What is NOT an example of an impact on biodiversity due to climate change? Question 5 options: Property values are being impacted by increased flooding events. Polar bears were added to the Endangered Species list in 2008. Coral reefs, which support more species per unit area than any other marine environment, are experiencing wide spread bleaching events due to increases in ocean temperature. Extinction of species of Hawaiian honeycreepers due to the range expansion of mosquitos that transmit avian malaria. Question 6 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is NOT true of the greenhouse effect? Question 6 options: It helps to sustain life on Earth. It is affected by gas concentrations in the atmosphere. It keeps the lower atmosphere temperature warm. A reduction of only 5% in carbon dioxide emissions would completely stabilize the greenhouse effect. Question 7 (1 point) Saved What is the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere? Question 7 options: Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon Hydrogen Question 8 (1 point)

Saved What is the origin of the prevailing westeries? Question 8 options: The polar regions The tropics The middle latitudes The interior of the Earth Question 9 (1 point) Saved What is air pollution? Question 9 options: Harmful substances that enter local waterways and cause algal blooms to occur Any type of substance in the atmosphere, either harmful or not, that enters the air through natural and manmade processes Harmful substances, in the form of gases, solids or liquids that enter the air through natural and manmade processes Harmful substance released into the atmosphere through manmade processes only Question 10 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is NOT a method to combat climate change? Question 10 options: Increase deforestation Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Increase use of clean energy technology Reduce the consumption of meat products Question 11 (1 point) Saved True or False: The Earth's surface has the ability to both absorb and reflect incoming light. Question 11 options: True False

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Question 12 (1 point) Saved The Saffir-Simpson scale classifies hurricanes by what characteristic? Question 12 options: Temperature Wind speed Air pressure Property damage Question 13 (1 point) Saved Which of the following are examples of weather obscurations? Question 13 options: rain, drizzle and snow tornadoes, funnel clouds, and waterspouts fog, smoke, and haze earthquakes, tsunamis, and faults Question 14 (1 point) Saved True or False: The sun heats up the entire surface of Earth evenly. Question 14 options: True False Question 15 (1 point) Saved List the atmospheric layers in order from lowest altitude to highest. Question 15 options: stratosphere, troposphere, exosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere exosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere Question 16 (1 point) Saved Florida's climate is described as humid and subtropical with two seasons. What are the two seasons? Question 16 options: Spring and Summer Fall and Spring Wet and Dry Summer and Winter Question 17 (1 point) Saved What pollutant caused by human activities has contributed to the hole in the ozone layer? Question 17 options: Carbon Dioxide Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) Sulfur Dioxide Methane Question 18 (1 point) Saved One atmospheric unit is equivalent to which of the following? Question 18 options: 760 millimeters of mercury 29.92 inches of mercury 1,013 millibars All of the above Question 19 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is a true statement?

Question 19 options: About 10% of atmospheric gases are composed of oxygen. The atmosphere gets denser as it extends outward. Nitrogen makes up approximately 85% of the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide makes up less than 1% of the atmosphere. Question 20 (1 point) Saved Which of the following air pollutants is a constituent of acid rain? Question 20 options: Nitrogen dioxide Sulfur dioxide Carbon monoxide Ozone

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