Weather and Atmosphere Test ES

How does Air Density affect pressure in a cyclone storm

• Warm air Rises, creating an area of low pressure under it

• Cool air rises, creating an area of low pressure under it

Which statement best describes the ozone layer of Earth?

• It helps reduce the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of Earth.

• It prevents the formation of severe storms in the stratosphere of Earth.

Auroras occur where Earth’s magnetosphere traps high-energy particles in which region of the atmosphere?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

The breakdown of ozone into oxygen results from the electromagnetic absorption spectrum of ozone. This production of oxygen in the ozone layer is caused by exposing ozone to a strong source of which type of electromagnetic radiation?

• Radio Waves

• UV Waves

Which activity MOST affects the atmosphere?

• using oil as fuel for trucks

• transporting oil

Which would have the greatest global effect on atmospheric quality?

• reducing the gases emitted during electricity generation

• recovering methane from municipal solid waste landfill sites

Which of these has been controlled in an attempt to reduce the depletion of ozone in Earth’s atmosphere?

• methods of radioactive waste storage

• use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Which of these gases is the MOST abundant greenhouse gas in the lower atmosphere of Earth

• Ozone

• Water Vapor

Why is the ozone content of the Stratosphere important to living things?

• Ozone is necessary to create oxygen for living things

• Ozone absorbs UV from the sun

Helium departed from the atmosphere early in Earth's History. Which mechanism caused this departure?

• Helium was attracted by gas giants that were much closer to Earth's orbit at the time

• Solar heating allowed the helium to escape Earth's gravity and move into space