Quiz about Earth's Atmosphere Review

Question 1

Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 2

Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 4

What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

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Nitrogen

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Water Vapor

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carbon dioxide

Question 5

What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Thermosphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 6

What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 7

What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

Question 8

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.

Accepted Answer

temperature

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altitude

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density

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composition

Question 9

What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen and oxygen

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carbon dioxide and oxygen

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carbon dioxide and nitrogen

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nitrogen and hydrogen

Question 10

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

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thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Question 11

Where you will find the ozone layer.

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 12

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

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decreases

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increases

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stays the same

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gets very hot

Question 13

Which layer of the atmosphere do most satellites orbit the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Exosphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Ionosphere

Question 14

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

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Argon

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Oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 15

What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

21%

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1%

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78%

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90%

Question 16

What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen and oxygen

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carbon dioxide and oxygen

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carbon dioxide and nitrogen

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nitrogen and hydrogen

Question 17

What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

ozone layer

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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greenhouse gases

Question 18

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

Accepted Answer

cold

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warm

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dead

Question 19

What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

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Ionosphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 20

The coldest layer.

Accepted Answer

mesosphere

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

Question 21

What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?

Accepted Answer

the air pressure decreases

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the air pressure increases

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the air pressure stays the same

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there is no air pressure

Question 22

Which layer has the highest pressure?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

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thermosphere

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stratosphere

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ionosphere

Question 23

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

Accepted Answer

decreases

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increases

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stays the same

Question 24

Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of Earth's weather?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 25

Some jet airplanes fly in a layer of the atmosphere where temperature generally (mostly) increases with altitude. What is this layer of the atmosphere?

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

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thermosphere

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troposphere

Question 26

Which graph BEST illustrates (shows) the relationship of altitude and temperature in the lowest layer of the atmosphere of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Answer

D.

Question 27

Which layer is the farthest from Earth?

Accepted Answer

Exosphere

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Mesosphere

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 28

What gas makes up 21% of Earth's Atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Ozone

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None of the Above

Question 29

The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is what?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Troposphere

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Helium

Question 30

What was the main ingredients that caused heat energy to be trapped, creating a greenhouse effect, in the ealry atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

water and carbon dioxide

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oxygen

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carbon dioxide and oxygen

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nitrogen and carbon dioxide

Question 31

Which layer of the atmosphere aborbs UV light?

Accepted Answer

stratospere

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

Question 32

This layer of atmosphere uses a type of oxygen (O₃) to protect us from ultraviolet light.

Accepted Answer

Ozonosphere or ozone layer

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

Question 33

Which process is believed to start the increase in oxygen in our atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

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condensation

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outgassing

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barometric pressure

Question 34

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is _?_.

Accepted Answer

thermosphere

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troposphere

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mesosphere

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stratosphere

Question 35

The layers of the atmosphere that get hotter with increased altitude are the _?_.

Accepted Answer

thermosphere and stratosphere

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thermosphere and mesosphere

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troposphere and mesosphere

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stratosphere and mesosphere

Question 36

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is known as its _?_.

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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lithosphere

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hydrosphere

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biosphere

Question 37

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are _?_.

Accepted Answer

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere

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mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere

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thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

Question 38

Why is atmospheric pressure greatest in the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

gravity compresses the atmosphere as it pushes the gases down

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thermal and kinetic energy are the highest near the surface

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the coldest temperatures in the atmosphere are at Earth's surface

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the matter in the troposphere is the least dense

Question 39

Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest density of gas molecules and highest atmospheric pressure?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

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mesosphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

Question 40

Directly above the troposphere is the _________.

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

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mesosphere

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exosphere

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thermosphere

Question 41

Directly above the stratosphere is the _________.

Accepted Answer

mesosphere

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

Question 42

The air we breathe is made mostly of:

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

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argon

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

Question 43

The source of energy that drives air movement in the atmosphere is the:

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Oceans

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Moon

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Ionosphere

Question 44

Jet planes fly in this layer to avoid the weather.

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

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troposphere

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

Question 45

What is the molecular formula for ozone?

Accepted Answer

O3

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O

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O2

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Oz

Question 46

Which layer of the atmosphere is home to artificial satellites?

Accepted Answer

exosphere

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ionosphere

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mesosphere

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troposphere

Question 47

Why is Earth's atmosphere important?

Accepted Answer

Life on Earth could not exist without it.

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It is beautiful.

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It prevents pollution from happening.

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Life on Mars could not exist without it.

Question 48

The Northen Lights that we see come from which layer?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Exosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 49

The diagram provided shows the layers of the atmosphere and some of the things found in each.

In what layer of the atmosphere does the water cycle occur?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Thermosphere

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Mesosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 50

The diagram provided shows temperature variations in the atmosphere.

Which of the following is true about the Thermosphere?

Accepted Answer

Temperatures are coldest there.

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Most solar radiation is blocked there.

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Ozone layer warming happens there.

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The entire water cycle occurs there.

Question 51

Study the graphic about the Sun's electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere.

Which of the following statements is supported by the information in the graphic?

Accepted Answer

X-ray energy from the Sun is blocked by the Stratosphere.

Answer

The Mesosphere blocks UV (ultraviolet) light from the Stratosphere.

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All frequencies of energy reach the Troposphere and surface.

Answer

Visible light is not passable through the Thermosphere.

Question 52

Use the data to answer the question.

The thinnest layer of the atmosphere is...

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Question 53

The diagram provided shows temperature variations in the atmosphere.

In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase the most?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 54

Why do we have different seasons?

Accepted Answer

Due to the tilt of Earth's axis

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Because of the Earth's rotation around the sun

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Because the Earth's orbit changes shape

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Due to the distance between the Earth and the sun changing

Question 55

Which hemisphere experiences summer when it is tilted towards the sun?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

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The Northern Hemisphere

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The Southern Hemisphere

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Neither A nor B

Question 56

convection

Accepted Answer

thermal energy transfer by matter in motion

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thermal energy transfer between TOUCHING objects

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can cause temperature inversions

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causes stormy weather

Question 57

conduction

Accepted Answer

thermal energy transfer between TOUCHING objects

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can cause temperature inversions

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thermal energy transfer by matter in motion

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causes stormy weather

Question 58

a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

clouds

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rain

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sleet

Question 59

low level clouds, usually flat, producing a gray layer of cloud cover

Accepted Answer

stratus

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cirrus

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cumulus

Question 60

stratus layer that comes close to earth

Accepted Answer

fog

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stratus

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cumulus

Question 61

fair weather clouds, puffy white clouds that look like a pile of cotton

Accepted Answer

cumulus

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cirrus

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nimbus

Question 62

thin, wispy streaks across the sky, highest clouds

Accepted Answer

cirrus

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nimbus

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cumulus

Question 63

solid or liquid water that falls to the earth's surface

Accepted Answer

precipitation

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rain

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snow

Question 64

a large gray rain cloud

Accepted Answer

nimbus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

stratus

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