Atmosphere Test

Earth is surrounded by a mixture of gases called the...

• atmosphere

• coriolis belt

• milky way

• greenhouse cover

Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of...

• aerosols

• coriolis particles

• humidity

• precipitation

"Good" ozone is found in the...

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

"Bad" ozone is found in the...

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Ozone is "good" when it...

• blocks solar radiation

• turns to oxygen gas

• is absorbed by the skin

• traps greenhouse gases

the process in which air masses move due to the rotation of the Earth is known as...

• Kyoto protocol

• coriolis effect

• greenhouse effect

• precipitation

Weather is a region's ...

• long-term prevailing atmospheric conditions

• number of seasonal daylight hours

• atmospheric conditions on a given day

• lack of ocean currents

Climate is a region's....

• long-term prevailing atmospheric conditions

• number of seasonal daylight hours

• atmospheric conditions on a given day

• lack of ocean currents

Elevation is a factor in climate because under most conditions,...

• temperature falls as elevation increases

• temperature rises as elevation increases

• temperature is not affected by elevation

• snowfall is unlikely at high elevation

Which atmospheric layer is farthest from the lithosphere?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere