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