Atmosphere Test Review

As water vapor rises into the atmosphere how does this impact the atmospheric conditions?

• Relative humidity will increase as clouds form

• Relative humidity will decrease as clouds dissipate

• Relative humidity will increase as clouds dissipate

• Relative humidity will decrease as clouds form

Which of these weather conditions is necessary for the formation of a cyclonic storm?

• A cold rain falling to the ground

• Air masses combining in a high pressure system

• Winds spiraling downward and away from the center of a storm

• Air moving toward the center of a storm and rising into the atmosphere

Most ultraviolet (UV) rays are deflected or absorbed by the atmosphere, but some of these rays pass easily through the atmosphere and penetrate Earth’s surface.

Which substance in the atmosphere absorbs most of the ultraviolet rays?

• chlorofluorocarbon

• ozone

• nitrogen

• water

What type of weather is represented by the station model below:

• Warm and Clear Skies

• Cloudy and rainy

• Cold and dry

• Snowstorm

Nora is studying different climate zones for her geography project. She comes across a climatograph and needs to determine what kind of conditions it represents. What kind of conditions does the following climatograph represent?

• High temperatures, high rainfall

• High temperatures, low rainfall

• Low temperatures, high rainfall

• Low temperatures, low rainfall

What statement describes the general movement of air masses?

• They move from high pressure to low pressure

• They move from high altitude to low altitude

• They move from low humidity to high humidity

• They move from low temperature to high temperature

According to the graph below how does air density change with altitude?

• Density increases as altitude increases

• Density stabilizes as altitude increases

• Density varies as altitude increases

• Density decreases as altitude increases

What kind of weather is most closely associated with low pressure systems?

• Cold and dry

• Sunny and dry

• Warm and humid

• Cloudy and rainy

Scarlett and Liam are studying a graph that shows the change in global temperatures over the past 140 years:

Which of the following theories does this graph support?

• Global temperatures have risen due to an increase in sunspots

• Global temperatures have risen due to a change in Earth's tilt

• Global temperatures have risen due to an increase in carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning

• Global temperatures have risen due to an increase in volcanic eruptions

Which layer of the atmosphere do thunderstorms take place in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere