Fourth Nine Weeks' Test Review

What are the gases in Earth’s atmosphere in order of most abundant to least?

• nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor
• water vapor, oxygen, nitrogen
• oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor

How does temperature change in the troposphere?

• It increases with height.
• It decreases with height.
• It increases and then decreases with height.

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What happens to the Sun’s radiation after it reaches Earth?

• Clouds reflect most of it.
• Earth’s surface absorbs about half of it.
• The atmosphere absorbs about 90 percent of it.

What causes wind?

• temperature inversions
• convection in the mesosphere
• unequal heating of Earth’s surface

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protects Earth from Sun’s harmful waves

• radon
• land breeze
• ozone
• Clean Air Act

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helped decrease U.S. air pollution

• radon
• land breeze
• ozone
• Clean Air Act

indoor air pollutant

• radon
• land breeze
• ozone
• Clean Air Act

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local wind that blows toward the sea

• radon
• land breeze
• ozone
• Clean Air Act

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thermal energy transfer between touching objects

• convection
• unstable air
• stable air
• conduction

can cause temperature inversions

• convection
• unstable air
• stable air
• conduction

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