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Test Description: Ch. 15 Test on the Atmosphere

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The layer in the atmosphere where radio signals bounce off of is called the

Amesosphere Btroposphere Cionosphere Dstratosphere

2) The most abundant element in our atmosphere is

AKrypton BNitrogen COxygen DArgon

3) CFC's destroy ozone found in the

Astratosphere Bthermosphere Ctroposphere Dmesosphere

4) A temperature inversion occurs in this layer of the atmosphere

ATroposphere BThermosphere Chydrosphere DMesosphere

5) The densenst part of the atmosphere is in the

AMesosphere BStratosphere CTroposphere DThermosphere

6) Energy transfer when particles of matter touch each other is called

AConvection BConduction CCondensation DRadiation

7) Energy from the Sun is absorbed mostly by Earth's

AClouds BAtmosphere CSurface DPoles

8) As a unit of air increases in altitude in the troposphere, the pressure

AIt depends what surface you're on BStays the same CIncreases DDecreases

9) The Coriolis Effect causes winds to shift to the right in the _________hemisphere.

Anorth and south BNorthern CSouthern Dpoles of each

10) The Trade winds occur at a latitude of

A30-60 degrees North and South of the equator B0-5 degrees North and South of the equator C60-90 degrees North and South of the equator D0-30 degrees North and South of the equator

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