meteorology final exam

What is the name of the atmospheric layer we live in?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful rays?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

What tool is used to measure air pressure?

• thermometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer
• barometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?

• radiation
• convection
• conduction
• greenhouse effect

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What is the term for the conditions in the atmosphere over a long period of time?

•  Stratosphere
•  Climate
•  Weather
•  Wind

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Compared to the ocean, land heats up and cools down

• Faster
•  Slower
•  Equally
• Gradually

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What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

•  Light rain followed by clear weather
•  Many days of cloudy wet weather
•  Severe thunderstorms and rain
•  Cold and dry weather

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What is a warm front?

•  Warm air mass becomes caught between cold air masses
• two air masses meet and stay separate
•  Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
•  Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up

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What forms when two air masses meet?

•  Flood
•  Cloud
• Front
• Climate

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What is the effect on the air due to unequal heating rates of heating and cooling between water and land?

• different density (high & low pressure)
• ocean and land breezes
• convection currents
• all choices

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6