Earth Science Review

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen

Put in correct catagory

Groups:

(a) Green House Gas

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(b) Not a Greenhouse Gas

• Methane

• water vapor

• Nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

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Which gas does not affect weather?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen oxides

• Methane

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Temperatures increase with altitude in which layer?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Most meteors burn up in what layer of the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Water in a lake stays cooler than nearby land on a hot sunny day because water has a higher __.

• Specific heat

• Density

• Viscosity

• Conductivity

Heat transfer by the movement of molecules in currents is called

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Reflection

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Where cool air descends to the ground there is a _____.

• High-pressure zone

• Low-pressure zone

• Warm front

• Thunderstorm

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A rain shadow occurs

• Where moist air sinks to the ground

• In a low-pressure zone

• On the leeward side of a mountain

• All of the above

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Winds blow when air flows from areas of higher to lower _____.

• Elevation

• Pressure

• Temperature

• Altitude

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