Meteorology

Which ocean would be the least likely to have hurricanes?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Artic

What is the process that is responsible for adding moisture to the atmosphere that could fuel a hurricane?

• evaporation of ocean water

• precipitation due to condensation

• condensation of water vapor into clouds

• movement of clouds through the troposphere

What is the relationship between temperature and humidity?

• Humidity depends on how close a location is to a body of water.

• The warmer the air temperature, the greater the humidity.

• As temperature rises, the amount of water vapor in the air decreases.

• The warmer the temperature, the more likely for precipitation.

Where would the highest air pressure be measured?

• in a vacuum

• outer space

• Mt. Everest

• sea level

As you travel from the surface of the Earth up through the atmosphere into outer space, the gases become

• higher in temperature

• more dense

• less dense

• always lower in temperature

When air warms up it causes water vapor to form. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is called

• clouds

• humidity

• dew point

• air pressure

The ozone layer is in the upper portion of this part of the Earths atmosphere

• stratosphere

• ionosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Which layer is the furthest from the surface of Earth?

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

Review Earth's four spheres. Where would you place the clouds you see each day?

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

Earth's atmosphere is unique among the planets and is able to support life because it contains a large amount of ___________.

• oxygen

• helium

• methane

• water vapor