Earth's Atmosphere

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Score for this quiz: 50 out of 50 Submitted Oct 9 at 8:05pm This attempt took 16 minutes. Question 1 2 / 2 pts Which form of energy transport results from rising motion of less dense air? Convection Conduction Radiation Evaporation Question 2 2 / 2 pts How is Earth different than its neighbors, Venus and Mars? It has less carbon dioxide.

It has more water. It has living organisms. All of the above. Question 3 2 / 2 pts Why is the summer noon sun more intense in Texas than Alaska? The noon sun is lower in the sky in Alaska. Sunlight travels through more of the atmosphere when reaching the surface in Alaska. Sunlight spread out over more surface area in Alaska. All of the above Question 4 2 / 2 pts

Which of the following is an example of climate? The annual rainfall for the Sahara is 1 cm. Today's high temperature was 32°C. 3.5 cm of rain fell today. The current cloud cover is 40%. Question 5 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is not true about ozone? It poses no health risk to humans. It consists of 3 oxygen atoms. It absorbs ultra-violet light.

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It is a component of smog. Question 6 2 / 2 pts In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude? Stratosphere Mesosphere Tropopause Troposphere Question 7 2 / 2 pts In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur? Troposphere Stratosphere

Mesosphere Thermosphere Question 8 2 / 2 pts During which of the following months would you expect the number of daylight hours to be the most in the United States? June August April October Question 9 2 / 2 pts

Which of the following is not an effect of acid rain? Causes respiratory distress Changes the pH of lakes Stresses plants Leaches nutrients from the soil Question 10 2 / 2 pts When transferred from one container to another, which of the following is representative of a liquid? It changes its shape, but not its volume. It changes its shape and its volume. It changes neither its shape nor its volume.

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None of the above. Question 11 2 / 2 pts When does the North Pole BEGIN getting 24 hours of daylight? (Hint: At the same time the South Pole stops getting 24 hours of daylight) Vernal Equinox Summer Solstice Autumnal Equinox Winter Solstice Question 12 2 / 2 pts The more common term for the atmospheric effect is ________________. the greenhouse effect

albedo Neither a nor b Question 13 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is an example of sensible heating? Water on a stove increases in temperature. Ice in a glass of water melts. Water evaporates from your skin. Dew forms on the ground in the morning. Question 14 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is not a consequence of increased global temperatures?

Hurricane Sandy making landfall in New Jersey Rising sea level Melting of arctic sea ice Drying of semi-arid regions Question 15 2 / 2 pts Pressure is defined to be the _________. force applied over an area amount of mass contained in a volume average energy of molecules

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none of the above Question 16 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is a description of the Koeppen climate zone designated group B? Region of low precipitation High temperature and high precipitation Adequate precipitation with seasonal temperature changes Tundra or permanent snow cover Question 17 2 / 2 pts On average at what time is the hottest temperature of the day reached? 4 PM Noon

2 PM 6 PM Question 18 2 / 2 pts Which of the following gases vary the most in composition of the atmosphere? Water vapor Nitrogen Oxygen Argon Question 19 2 / 2 pts Atmospheric pressure increases with height.

True False Question 20 2 / 2 pts Radiation given off by the earth has a longer wavelength than that given off by the sun. True False Question 21 2 / 2 pts All objects decrease in size as the temperature goes down. True False

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Question 22 2 / 2 pts Greenhouse gases absorb in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. True False Question 23 2 / 2 pts All aerosols are solids that remain suspended in the air. True False Question 24 2 / 2 pts Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. True