NC Science

The uneven heating of land and water causes a rising and sinking of warm and cool air masses creating _____________ currents and causes winds.

• radiation

• conduction

• evaporation

• convection

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Five layers make up the __________________: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. Each of these layers has very unique properties.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Major atmospheric activities such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes affect humans and can result in huge natural _____________________ .

• weightloss

• blemishes

• disasters

• deposits

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As you move up into the atmosphere, the air molecules are further apart. So, air pressure ________________ as distance above the surface increases.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• rises

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Since warm air is less dense than cool air, when temperatures are higher, the air pressure is usually ______________ .

• higher

• slower

• lower

• faster

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Air pressure is measured with a mercury barometer (mm of mercury) or an _____________ barometer ( millibars mb).

• anemometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• aneroid

These gases are constantly being used and renewed by the processes of respiration, ___________synthesis, evaporation and condensation, the weathering of rock, and the decay of organic matter.

• art

• light

• phone

• photo

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The atmosphere has different properties at different _____________ (or elevations) and different locations around the Earth.

• altitudes

• ladders

• places

• rooms

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The air pressure is ________ on the top of mountains (higher elevation) than in valleys.

• more

• less

• the same

• above

At the equator the atmosphere is _____________; at the poles it is cooler.

• colder

• thicker

• warmer

• freezing

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