Atmospheric

What percentage of our atmosphere is made of oxygen? 

• 1%

• 21%

• 78%

• 25%

Clouds are made of...

• a collection of gases like nitrogen and oxygen

• a collection of water droplets or ice crystals

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What takes place at the surface of an ocean when a liquid changes to a gas, like water vapor?

• evaporation

• condensation

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Monsoons are seasonal winds that affect some parts of the world. The figures below show wind circulation patterns during monsoons. What causes these patterns? (Select all that apply)

• Wind circulates due to the Coriolis Effect.

• Wind moves from low to high pressure.

• Wind moves from high pressure to low pressure.

• Wind moves in a straight line due to the Coriolis Effect.

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The Coriolis Effect.... (select all that apply)

• helps distribute heat around Earth.

• is due to gravity.

• is caused by unequal heating to Earth's surface.

• causes air masses to move in a curved direction.

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Winds are named by...

• the direction they are blowing.

• the tallest guy in the room.

• the direction that is perpendicular to their motion.

• the direction from where they originated.

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When cool, dense air from over the water flows inland it is ... (select all that apply)

• a sea breeze.

• movement of air from high pressure to low pressure.

• a land breeze.

• polar easterly.

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The ___________________ is the wind system responsible for movement of weather from west to east across most of the continental United States.

• jet stream

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

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Steady winds that range from lines of latitude 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South are known as

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• jet stream

• trade winds

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Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere