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Properties Of The Atmosphere 2
Test Description: Questions on Earth's atmosphere.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Where does the greatest amount of daily weather change take place?
A
stratosphere
B
stratopause
C
tropopause
D
troposphere
2) Which source provides the most energy for atmospheric weather changes?
A
heat stored in ocean water
B
heat stored in polar ice caps
C
radioactivity from Earth's interior
D
radiation from the Sun
3) The transfer of heat energy within the troposphere occurs primarily by
A
conduction
B
convection
C
radiation
D
insolation
4) As a mass of air rises in the troposphere its temperature will usually
A
decrease due to compression
B
increase due to compression
C
increase due to expansion
D
decrease due to expansion
5) At sea level, as the temperature of the atmosphere decreases, the air pressure usually
A
decreases
B
stays the same
C
increases
D
has a direct relationship with the temperature
6) If the air humidity increases and the temperature remains the same, the air pressure will
A
decrease
B
increase
C
remain the same
D
rise
7) As a parcel of air increases in altitude, its pressure will
A
increase and then decrease
B
increase
C
decrease
D
remain the same
8) As the pressure gradient increases, the wind velocity
A
will change direction
B
decreases
C
increases
D
remains the same
9) The weather element determined by an anemometer is
A
visibility
B
wind velocity
C
humidity
D
pressure
10) Winds blow from regions of
A
high air pressure to regions of low air pressure
B
high temperature to regions of low temperature
C
low air pressure to regions of high air pressure
D
low temperature to regions of high temperature
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