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Atmosphere, Winds, And Air Fronts
Test Description: Earth science Atmosphere Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This is the most abundant gas in the troposphere
A
Nitrogen
B
Water Vapor
C
Oxygen
D
Carbon Dioxide
2) As you go up in altitude, these TWO layers experience an increase in temperature due to gas absorption
A
Stratosphere and Thermosphere
B
Thermosphere and Exosphere
C
Mesosphere and troposphere
D
Mesosphere and Stratosphere
3) As you go up in altitude,
A
Pressure decreases and density increases
B
Pressure decreases and density decreases
C
Pressure increases and density increases
D
Pressure increases and density decreases
4) A warm front typically has
A
A short lived thunderstorm
B
Steady and continuous precipitation
5) When air masses are on either side of the front, not towards each other, we describe this as
A
A cold front
B
A warm front
C
An occluded front
D
A stationary front
6) Warm air mass gets caught between two colder air masses and is forced upward is known as
A
A cold front
B
A warm front
C
An occluded front
D
A stationary front
7) What is true of warm and cold air?
A
Warm air rises and cold air sinks
B
Both types of air sink
C
Warm air sinks and cold air rises
D
Both types of air rise
8) Air moves from
A
High pressure to low pressure
B
Low pressure to high pressure
9) Low pressure near the equator where the trade winds meet are known as
A
Easterlies
B
Doldrums
C
Westerlies
D
Jet streams
10) What is true of easterlies and westerlies?
A
They are only found in the Northern Hemisphere
B
Easterlies move away from the poles and westerlies move toward the poles
C
Easterlies move towards the poles and westerlies move away from the poles
D
They are only found in the Southern hemisphere
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