APES Chapter 4 - Global Climate and Biomes

Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• argon
• carbon dioxide

The layer of the atmosphere that contains all of the water vapor and weather is

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

What happens to most of incoming solar radiation?

• It's reflected into space
• It's absorbed by the atmosphere
• It's absorbed by the land and sea
• It's reflected by clouds

Warm air rising and cool air sinking are examples of parts of this method of heat transfer.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

This is the side of the mountain that is often drier and warmer.

• Leeward Side
• Wet Lapse Rate
• Windward Side
• Wild Side

At the Equator, air is hit by more solar energy.  As it warms and rises, a _____ is formed, which nearby air flows toward.

• Low pressure zone
• High pressure zone

Convection in the atmosphere is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis

• True
• False

If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no

• Greenhouse effect
• Coriolis effect
• Global warming
• Convection

Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan