Unit 4 Summative Study Guide

What are the gases that make up the air in the atmosphere from greatest to least?  

• Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen,

• Oxygen, Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Carbon Dioxide

The force exerted on you by the weight of molecules in the air is known as___________________.

• Humidity

• Air Pressure

In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature decrease as altitude increases?

• the troposphere and the mesosphere

• the thermosphere and the troposphere

• the mesosphere and the stratosphere

In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases?

• the mesosphere and stratosphere

• the stratosphere and thermosphere

The primary source of energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans is

• the force of gravity from the Moon.

• . thermal energy from the Sun.

• Earth's magnetic field.

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Land absorbs radiation from the Sun

• slower than water.

• the same rate as water.

• faster than water.

What type of winds does X represent on the model?

• the westerlies, which are winds that move from west to east carrying air warmed by the Sun from the equator toward the poles

• the easterlies, which are winds that move from east to west carrying cool air from the poles to the equator

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Which does atmospheric convection cause?

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• Earth's gravity

• Earth's weather

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Thunderstorms develop as a result of which process in ocean areas?

• rising warm air creating low pressure cells

• rising warm air creating high pressure cells

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Which of the following is true of hurricane formation over the ocean?

• Hurricanes are more likely to form where water is warm and evaporation is high.

• Hurricanes are more likely to form over areas where the salinity is highest.

• Hurricanes are more likely to form where water is cold and precipitation is high.

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