Earth Science Mid Term prep.

As altitude increases,

• air pressure decreases, and density increases.

• air pressure increases, and density decreases.

• air pressure and density increase.

• air pressure and density decrease.

Most weather takes place in the

• stratosphere.

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere.

Which region usually has temperatures cooler than temperatures near the equator?

• a tropic zone

• b polar zone

• c temperate zone

• both (b) and (c)

Earth’s atmosphere is heated mainly by

• heat that travels directly from the sun.

• visible light as it passes through the air.

• reflected sunlight.

• energy reradiated by Earth’s surface.

Which is an example of a global wind?

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Polars Easterlies

• All of these Wiz

The daily breezes that occur in a city that is located near a large body of water are examples of

• local winds.

• monsoons.

• global winds.

• westerlies.

Low, flat layers of clouds that often cover much of the sky and produce steady and widespread rain are

• cumulonimbus clouds.

• cirrus clouds.

• nimbostratus clouds.

• altostratus clouds.

Which is a weather system with a center of low pressure?

• Cyclone

• Anticyclone

• Warm front

• Cold Front

Which is an occulded front? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following factors affect a region’s temperature?

• latitude and altitude

• distance from large bodies of water

• ocean currents

• all of them Wiz