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Many countries depend on the energy from fossil fuels. Some scientists suggest using renewable sources of energy instead. Why would scientists most likely suggest using renewable sources of energy?
a) They are safer for the enviroment
b) They are cheaper to develop
c) They are easier to transport
d) They produce more energy

On a clear, sunny day, sea breezes may form along the coastline.  This happens because water and land do not heat nor cool at the same speed of the other.  When sea breezes form, which surface is warming quicker than the other?
a) the land
b) the water
c) both the land and water warm up at the same rate
d)

Which of the following occurs in the mesosphere?
a) The ozone layer protects us from UV rays
b) Meteors burn up in the layer
c) The international space station orbits in this layer
d) Density increases in this layer

Earth's atmosphere is important to living things because it
a) contains dust and other particles
b) is very thin compared to the size of Earth
c) provides all the gases that living things need to survive
d) maintains a constant relative humidity

As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, density
a) stays the same
b) decreases
c) increases
d) first increases, then decreases

The layers of Earth's atmosphere are classified according to changes in
a) temperature
b) air pressure
c) density
d) mass

How does the ocean affect weather on Earth?
a) Waves in the ocean push on the air above, which causes storms to form
b) Salt in the ocean dries the air above, causing the air to heat up and rise
c) Water evaporates from the ocean, causing clouds to form and send rain back to Earth
d) Water in the ocean is cooler than the air above, which causes the air temperature to remain low

Which of these BEST explains the cause of convection currents in Earth's atmosphere?
a) Heat from Earth's core heats the land only at the equator
b) Glaciers moving away from the poles to cool Earth unevenly
c) The light and heat reflected from the Moon varies as the Moon changes phases
d) Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on Earth than others

Which of these MOST likely causes the winds to blow on Earth?
a) The Earth spins quickly, causing the air to blow around
b) The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air
c) Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface
d) Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface

Which two things interact the MOST in the water cycle?
a) oceans and the Moon
b) oceans and the Sun
c) lakes and the Moon
d) lakes and the Sun

Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?
a) The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean
b) The majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean
c) Most rivers deposit freshwater into the ocean
d) Most clouds form near or over the ocean

Measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations in the air taken over the past decade have shown a
a) leveling off
b) slow increase
c) steady decline
d) dramatic increase

Over which of the following components of smog do humans have the LEAST control?
a) sulfur dioxide
b) water vapor
c) ammonia
d) nitrogen oxides

Which trait is common in gases that contribute to Earth's greenhouse effect?
a) the ability to trap heat
b) a tendency to lose electrons
c) a tendency to exist as diatomic molecules
d) the ability to bond multiple other elements

What instrument should be used to monitor atmospheric pressure changes as a weather system approaches?
a) psychrometer
b) thermometer
c) barometer
d) anemometer

Which element makes up most of the air we breathe?
a) carbon
b) oxygen
c) argon
d) nitrogen

The best description of the troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere with the
a) greatest density
b) most ozone
c) coldest temperature
d) highest altitude

Scientists monitor ozone in the upper atmosphere and at ground level. Changing concentrations of each can cause health problems for people. Which set of changes would cause the most health concerns?
a) an increase in both atmospheric and ground level ozone
b) a decrease in both atmospheric and ground level ozone
c) an increase in atmospheric ozone, and a decrease in ground level ozone
d) a decrease in atmospheric ozone, and an increase in ground level ozone

Which of these statements best describes temperature as elevation in the atmosphere increases?
a) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the thermosphere
b) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the mesosphere
c) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the stratosphere
d) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere

Some jet airplanes fly in a layer of the atmosphere where temperature generally increases with altitude. What is this layer of the atmosphere?
a) mesosphere
b) stratosphere
c) thermosphere
d) troposphere

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