Chapter 16 Review

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is constantly changing from moment to moment, while climate is a combination of weather conditions over a long period of time

• Climate is constantly changing from moment to moment, while weather is a combination of weather conditions over a long period of time

• Climate is constantly changing from moment to moment, while weather is a combination of weather conditions over a long period of time

• Weather is simply an “average” of climate conditions

What gas or gases make up 99% of clean, dry air?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Neon

• Carbon

Which of the following are the basic “elements” of weather and climate?

• Wind

• Air Pressure

• Air Temperature

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

What is (are) the main variable component(s) of air?

• Clouds and organic matter

• Nitrogen, oxygen, and argon

• Water vapor, aerosols, ozone

• Cosmic dust and pollen

Which component of air has the greatest influence on the heating of the atmosphere?

• Carbon monoxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

As altitude increases, pressure _______________.

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains unchanged

What is the division of the 4 layers of the atmosphere based on?

• Air density

• Change in temperature

• Altitude

• Weather events

As a climber ascends Mt. Kilimanjaro, which of the following correctly describes the changes in the atmosphere that the climber will experience.

• Pressure will increase, temperature will decrease, and there will be less oxygen available to the climber.

• Pressure will decrease, temperature will decrease, and there will be less oxygen available to the climber.

• Pressure will decrease, temperature will increase, and there will be more oxygen available to the climber.

• Pressure will increase, temperature will increase, and there will be more oxygen available to the climber.

The ozone layer is located in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

The temperature in the thermosphere rises due to:

• The absorption of short wave, high energy solar radiation by atoms of oxygen and nitrogen

• The high number of clouds that form and trap long wave, low energy solar radiation from the sun

• The increase in water vapor, which absorbs high energy, ultraviolet rays from the sun

• The lack of molecules deflecting incoming solar energy and sending it back out into space