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Chapter 25 Review Questions
The tilt of the Earth’s axis greatly affects the
a) change of Earth’s seasons.
b) hours of daylight.
c) intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface.
d) All of the above.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The tilt of the Earth’s axis greatly affects the
a) change of Earth’s seasons.
b) hours of daylight.
c) intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface.
d) All of the above.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The most abundant gas in the mixture of materials in our atmosphere is
a) argon
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The most abundant gas in the mixture of materials in our atmosphere is
a) argon
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, from top to bottom, are the
a) troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.
b) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.
c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.
d) exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, ozonosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, from top to bottom, are the
a) troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.
b) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.
c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.
d) exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, ozonosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The atmosphere is divided into several layers. The troposphere is the
a) lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,
b) lowest and least dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,
c) atmosphere’s third layer from the earth, and the region with the most dense air.
d) atmosphere’s fourth layer from the Earth, and the region with the least dense air.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
The atmosphere is divided into several layers. The troposphere is the
a) lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,
b) lowest and least dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,
c) atmosphere’s third layer from the earth, and the region with the most dense air.
d) atmosphere’s fourth layer from the Earth, and the region with the least dense air.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Dew, frost, and fog are all different forms of a phase change of water that occurs when
a) warm moist air cools and condenses
b) cold moist air warms and evaporates
c) warm dry air cools and evaporates
d) cold dry air warms and condenses
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Dew, frost, and fog are all different forms of a phase change of water that occurs when
a) warm moist air cools and condenses
b) cold moist air warms and evaporates
c) warm dry air cools and evaporates
d) cold dry air warms and condenses
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Heavy rainfall and gusty winds develop when warm moist air is forced upward by a wedge of dense air. This scenario is characteristic of a
a) cold front.
b) stationary front.
c) warm front.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Heavy rainfall and gusty winds develop when warm moist air is forced upward by a wedge of dense air. This scenario is characteristic of a
a) cold front.
b) stationary front.
c) warm front.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
An air mass generated over the Gulf of Mexico bringing warm moist unstable air to the southeast U.S. would be classified as
a) continental tropicalb) maritime tropicalc) continental arcticd) maritime polar.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
An air mass generated over the Gulf of Mexico bringing warm moist unstable air to the southeast U.S. would be classified as
a) continental tropicalb) maritime tropicalc) continental arcticd) maritime polar.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Temperature decreases with altitude in the _____, and increases with altitude in the _____.
a) thermosphere, troposphere
b) mesosphere, ionosphere
c) stratosphere, troposphere
d) troposphere, thermosphere
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Temperature decreases with altitude in the _____, and increases with altitude in the _____.
a) thermosphere, troposphere
b) mesosphere, ionosphere
c) stratosphere, troposphere
d) troposphere, thermosphere
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Wind is generated in response to
a) temperature differences.
b) pressure differences.
c) the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.
d) All of the above
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Wind is generated in response to
a) temperature differences.
b) pressure differences.
c) the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.
d) All of the above
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure and temperature. In general, air moves from regions of
a) how temperature and high pressure to regions of high temperature and low pressure.
b) high temperature and low pressure to regions of low temperature and high pressure.
c) high temperature and pressure to regions of low temperature and pressure.
d) low temperature and pressure to regions of high temperature and pressure.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure and temperature. In general, air moves from regions of
a) how temperature and high pressure to regions of high temperature and low pressure.
b) high temperature and low pressure to regions of low temperature and high pressure.
c) high temperature and pressure to regions of low temperature and pressure.
d) low temperature and pressure to regions of high temperature and pressure.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Air pressure is produced by
a) the weight of water vapor.
b) the weight of air.
c) the force of wind.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
Air pressure is produced by
a) the weight of water vapor.
b) the weight of air.
c) the force of wind.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
In a thunderstorm, the falling rain createsa) an updraft that generates a storm cell within the
cloud.b) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it less
dense than the surrounding air.c) an updraft, chilling the air and making it denser
than the surrounding air.d) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it
denser than the surrounding air.
Chapter 25 Review Questions
In a thunderstorm, the falling rain createsa) an updraft that generates a storm cell within the
cloud.b) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it less
dense than the surrounding air.c) an updraft, chilling the air and making it denser
than the surrounding air.d) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it
denser than the surrounding air.
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