Weather and Climate

At Sea Level, barometric pressure is at its

• lowest
• normal
• highest
• the same as the exosphere

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, gas
• remains of living organisms
• fuel made by nature
• all of the above

What happens when fossil fuels are burned?

• Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere
• all of the above
• increases global warming
• contributes to the greenhouse effect

Which form of thermal energy transfer causes the atmosphere to heat and cool impacting weather?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• none

How does the density of gasses change in the atmosphere as altitude increases.

• They do not change
• They become more dense
• They become less dense

Water vapor is a

• liquid
• solid
• gas
• plasma

The Stratosphere includes

• all weather
• the auroras
• satellites
• the ozone layer

What does this symbol represent on the weather map?

• cold front
• stationary front
• warm front
• occluded

What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen

• 20%
• 78%
• 38%
• 99%

What percentage of the Earths atmosphere is oxygen?

• 10%
• 20%
• 75%
• 50%