Air Masses Winds Fronts - Connection

What is the only atmospheric layer that touches the Earth?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which of the following time frames does weather occur over?

• Centuries

• Decades

• Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years

• Millennia

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What factors combine to create weather? (Choose 3)

• The angle of Sunlight. (quantity of energy)

• Length of Earth's Semi-Major Axis. (Distance from Sun to the Earth)

• Earth's axis is tilted. (unequal heating)

• Earth's Rotation and Revolution around the Sun. (seasons)

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What are the three major climate zones?

• Polar, Temperate, Tropical

• Arctic, Subtropical, Equatorial

• Desert, Rainforest, Savanna

• Mediterranean, Continental, Oceanic

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What is the latitude range for the Tropical climate zone?

• 90 - 60 degrees

• 60 - 30 degrees

• 30 - 0 degrees

• 45 - 15 degrees

Match the percent of solar energy to the description.

• Absorbed by the Earth

• 50%

• Absorbed by the clouds

• 30%

• Lost (reflected or scattered) to space.

• 20%

Which of the following is a consequence of the greenhouse effect?

• Increased energy loss to space.

• Decreased surface temperatures.

• Increased absorption of heat by the Earth's surface.

• Complete reflection of sunlight into space.

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

Why does high pressure prevent precipitation?

• High pressure causes air to sink, warm, and prevent saturation.

• High pressure forces air to rise and cool.

• High pressure increases humidity to 100%.

• High pressure creates more clouds.

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Why does low pressure create precipitation?

• Low pressure causes air to sink, warm, and prevent saturation.

• Low pressure forces air to rise, cool, and become saturated.

• Low pressure decreases humidity to 0%.

• Low pressure increases the air temperature.

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