Weather Quiz 2: Energy In The Atmosphere On Earth Question Preview (ID: 38678)
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Which of these groups contains a correct grouping of the gases responsible for absorbing heat released by a warmed Earth, in turn, holding heat in our atmosphere that would otherwise go back into space?
a) carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrous oxide, argon
b) carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen, ozone, methane
c) water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide
d) nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, ozone
An increase in water vapor in the atmosphere greatly affects Earth’s temperature.
a) True
b) False
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d)
Most of the sunlight that reaches Earth is reflected into space.
a) False
b) True
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d)
Some ultraviolet radiation (UV) is absorbed by clouds in the upper stratosphere before reaching Earth.
a) True
b) False
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d)
What is the term for the trend of the increasing overall temperatures on Earth?
a) global warming
b) ionospheric ozone effect
c) Coriolis effect
d) greenhouse effect
The _______________ is the gas that protects the Earth from too much UV.
a) ozone
b) oxygen
c) carbon dioxide
d) water vapor
Which of these contribute(s) to a rise in Earth’s temperature?
a) deforestation
b) burning of fossil fuels
c) livestock agriculture
d) a, b, and c
What is the term for the natural heating process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat that was in the warmed Earth and sent back toward space?
a) electromagnetic radiation
b) greenhouse effect
c) global warming
d) El Niño
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (which can travel through space without the aid of matter) is called
a) conduction
b) ultraviolet
c) convection
d) radiation
Which of the following is a true statement?
a) Water on Earth heats up and cools off more quickly than land
b) Land heats up and cools off more quickly than water on Earth
c) Land heats up more quickly, but water cools off more quickly.
d) Water heats up more quickly, but land cools off more quickly.
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