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Chapter 15.1.
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The Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which gas?
a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) carbon dioxide
d) argon
Which organisms help to convert useless nitrogen in the atmosphere into usable forms?
a) plants
b) bacteria
c) humans
d) animals
What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere? (from closest to the Earth's surface to the furthest from the Earth's surface)
a) thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and exosphere
b) troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
d) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere
Almost all clouds are found in which layer of the atmopshere?
a) troposphere
b) exosphere
c) mesosphere
d) therosphere
The ozone layer can be found in which layer of the atmosphere?
a) stratosphere
b) atmosphere
c) thermosphere
d) troposphere
What is the term that describes the transfer of heat through space?
a) climate
b) conduction
c) convection
d) radioation
A warm front
a) occurs when a mass of warmer, moister air pushes against a mass of colder, drier air
b) occurs when a mass of colder, drier air pushes against a warmer, moister air mass
c) causes snow or heavy rain to fall if the rising air contains a lot of water vapor.
d) produce sudden weather changes, including thunderstorms
A cold front
a) occurs when a mass of warmer, moister air pushes against a mass of colder, drier air
b) occurs when a mass of colder, drier air pushes against a warmer, moister air mass
c) can bring light rain fall
d) never causes precipitation
____________________ is the transfer of heat directly between two objects that are in contact with one another.
a) convection
b) convection c urrents
c) radiation
d) conduction
The sinking of cool air and the rising of warm air causes _________________________
a) snow to fall
b) conduction
c) convection currents
d) warm fronts
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