Weather Quiz # 1 ( Section 17.1 notes )

The state of atmosphere at a given time and place is called _________.

• climate

• weather

• humidity

• relative humidity

The 2 major gases that make up dry air are

• nitrogen and oxygen

• nitrogen and air

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and air

What role does carbon dioxide play in the air?

• it cools the atmosphere

• it heats the amount of oxygen

• it heats the atmosphere

• it cools the amount of oxygen

The 5 most important properties of weather and climate include all of these except:

• air pressure

• air temperature

• carbon dioxide amount

• speed and direction of wind

• type and amount of precipitation

Observations of weather collected over many years is called

• weather

• climate

• humidity

• dew point

In which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Temperature decreases with an increase in altitude in this layer:

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Temperatures increase in this layer:

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Temperatures approach - 90 degrees Celsius in this layer:

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

The 1st (bottom) layer is the

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere