Unit 5 - Atmosphere

Front

Which of these gases is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the lower atmosphere of Earth? Options: ozone, methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide

Back

water vapor

Front

Which substance in the atmosphere absorbs most of the ultraviolet rays? Options: chlorofluorocarbon, ozone, nitrogen, water

Back

ozone

Front

Which gases have the most significant impact on Earth's atmospheric temperature? Options: nitrogen and argon, oxygen and sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and water vapor, hydrochloric acid and hydrogen.

Back

carbon dioxide and water vapor

Front

Which of these is a greenhouse gas? Options: nitrogen, argon, water vapor, oxygen

Back

water vapor

Front

What are the characteristics of maritime polar air masses? Options: cool and dry, warm and dry, cool and humid, warm and humid

Back

cool and humid

Front

A stationary air mass over the Gulf of Mexico would typically be: warm and dry, warm and humid, cool and dry, cool and humid.

Back

warm and humid

Front

When cold air in the winter passes over large bodies of warm water, moisture is picked up. As the air rises rapidly over land, what generally occurs?

Back

precipitation generally occurs.

Front

Characteristics of air mass over the Gulf of Mexico? Options: cool and dry, cool and humid, warm and humid, warm and dry

Back

warm and humid

Front

Location for tropical air mass formation: 20° N, 120° W, 40° N, 70° W, 60° S, 30° E, 80° S, 10° E

Back

20° N, 120° W

Front

What happens to a moist air mass as it moves upward in the atmosphere?

Back

It becomes cooler and forms clouds.