Quiz about NCFE Review #4 Atmosphere

Question 1

What is the cloud coverage at this station?

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Overcast

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Not cloudy

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Partially cloudy

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Clear

Question 2

What is the most abundant gas in air?

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nitrogen

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oxygen

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carbon dioxide

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helium

Question 3

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

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precipitaiton

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dew

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evaporation

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condensation

Question 4

The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called a:

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convection current

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subduction zone

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convergent zone

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conduction current

Question 5

^{In diagram X, from which way does the wind blow?}

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land

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sea

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both land and sea

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neither land nor sea

Question 6

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

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humidity

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weather

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air mass

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dew point

Question 7

Which type of pressure system is pictured?

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Low

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High

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Medium

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None

Question 8

What type of pressure system is pictured?

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High

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Low

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Medium

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None

Question 9

Where is the ozone layer located?

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

Question 10

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

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Sunny weather

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Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Question 11

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

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barometer

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thermometer

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anemometer

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psychrometer

Question 12

Isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same

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air pressure

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wind speed

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temperature

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humidity

Question 13

What is the current wind speed?

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15 knots

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15 mph

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NW

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NE

Question 14

What type of storm front is this?

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 15

What does symbol # 3 mean?

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stationary front

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occluded front

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warm front

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cold front

Question 16

A front is

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a line where two different air masses meet

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where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

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a line where hot and cold air are separating

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where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Question 17

Which type of front is pictured?

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Warm front

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Cold front

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Occluded front

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Stationary front

Question 18

What symbol is this?

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 19

Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

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high pressure

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low pressure

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hurricane

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weather system

Question 20

Is it weather or climate?

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Weather

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Climate

Question 21

The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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climate

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weather

Question 22

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

Question 23

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

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Warm, Less

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Cool, Less

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Cold, More

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Warm, More

Question 24

Question 24.

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Low Air Pressure

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Low Clouds

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Low Temperatures

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Light Wind

Question 25

Question 25.

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High Air Pressure

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High Temperatures

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Heavy Rain

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Hail

Question 26

What type of front is this?

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

Question 27

What direction is the cold front moving on the map?

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Southeast

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Southwest

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Northwest

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Northeast

Question 28

Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and cold?

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cP

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mP

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cT

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mT

Question 29

This symbol represents what type of front?

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occluded front

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

Question 30

This symbol represents what type of front?

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warm front

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cold front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 31

A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.

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tornado

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hurrican

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trade wind

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local wind

Question 32

A(n) _____ is a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it depends.

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air mass

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tornado

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pressure system

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front

Question 33

When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.

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front

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thunderstorm

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watch

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cloud

Question 34

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

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hurricane

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blizzard

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cold front

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tornado

Question 35

A(n) ____ is a line that connects points of equal temperatures on a weather map.

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isotherm

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station model

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occluded front

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isobar

Question 36

What role do oceans play in hurricane formation?

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warm water supplies energy to hurricanes

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they provide cool, dense water

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warm ocean water slows hurricane formation

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cold ocean water supplies energy to hurricanes

Question 37

In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.

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land

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ocean

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sky

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beach

Question 38

Which air mass in the U.S comes from directly north and is typically cold and dry?

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continental polar

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maritime polar

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continental tropical

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maritime tropical

Question 39

This weather tool is used to measure...

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Temperature

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Rainfall

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Wind Direction

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Wind Speed

Question 40

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 41

The ozone layer protects us from

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UV rays

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CFCs

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Increased atmospheric heat

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Decreased atmospheric heat

Question 42

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

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sea breeze

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land breeze

Question 43

What front is moving through
Alabama and Georgia?

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Cold

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Warm

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Occluded

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Stationary

Question 44

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

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conduction

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convection

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insulation

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radiation

Question 45

Where you will find the ozone layer.

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 46

Which will heat and cool faster?

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land

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water

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neither, they will heat and cool at the same rate

Question 47

A high dew point indicates that the air is

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moist

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dry

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neither

Question 48

If water vapor is constant, what effect does lowering the temperature have on the relative humidity?

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it increases it

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it decreases it

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it doesn't have an effect

Question 49

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

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Nitrogen

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Argon

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Oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 50

Warm air mass that does not carry water:

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continental tropical

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continental polar

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maritime tropical

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maritime polar

Question 51

This type of front can bring strong storms

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cold

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warm

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stationary

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occluded

Question 52

It is believed that Earth's early atmosphere consisted of mainly helium and hydrogen. As the surface cooled and cyanobacteria evolved, they released which of the following gases into the atmosphere?

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Carbon dioxide

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Chlorine

Question 53

What causes convection currents in the atmosphere?

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Warm air rising and cool air sinking

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Solar heating of the atmosphere

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Cool air rising and warm air sinking

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Transfer of heat through direct contact

Question 54

How is the intake of solar radiation affected by the increase of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere?

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Additional energy is trapped by greenhouse gases.

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Additional energy is reflected back into space.

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A reduced amount of energy is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere.

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A reduced amount of energy is passed through the Earth's atmosphere.

Question 55

How does algae in the oceans cause the atmosphere to change?

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Increase in oxygen

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Major increase in carbon dioxide

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Decrease of ozone in the upper atmosphere

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Large quantities of dust, ash, and gases in the atmosphere

Question 56

How does volcanic activity change the atmosphere?

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Large quantities of dust, ash, and gases in the atmosphere

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Major increase in carbon dioxide

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Decrease of ozone in the upper atmosphere

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Increase of oxygen

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