Earth Science Final Exam Review

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

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Is this weather or climate? It's raining today, so I need an umbrella.

• weather

• climate

Is this weather or climate? The weather in December tends to be cold and snowy.

• weather

• climate

Which is NOT an example of extreme weather?

• blizzard

• tornado

• flooding

• rain

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is what you expect; climate is what you get.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

• Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.

• Weather happens in the atmosphere and climate happens on the ground.

Which of the following statements about air pressure is true?

• Air pressure increases as altitude increases.
• Air pressure decreases as altitude increases.
• The atmosphere's air pressure does not vary
• Warm air tends to have higher air pressure than cold air

Which accurately describes the atmosphere?

• Composed of masses of air particles that are constantly circulating.
• Composed entirely of nitrogen and oxygen which react to form ozone.
• Comoposed of masses of air particles that move very little, if at all.
• Composed of several layers that increase in density as altitude increases.

The graph shows how temperature changes with altitude in the Earth's atmosphere. In the troposphere...

• Temperature decreases as altitude increases
• Temperature increases as altitude increases
• Temperature alternately increases and decreases as altitude increases
• Temperature stays the same as altitude increases

Which of the choices below is one of the primary gases found in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen
• Argon
• Carbon Dioxide
• Helium

Earth's atmosphere is made up of four different layers. In which of the following layer does virtually all of Earth's weather take place?

• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Troposphere