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Atmosphere
l. Testing
Concepts
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l. The
is the l.Ie( of the atmospherenearestto Earth'ssurface.
a. mesosphere ( b.\troposphere
c. stratosphere - . d. ionosphere
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The
are windlesszonesnear the equator.
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c. polar easterlies
b. prevailing westerlies
d. trade winds
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3. In the water rycle, evaporatedwater
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c. becomesgroundwater
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5. Electrically-chargedparticlesare found primarily in the a. troposphere
b. exosphere
@ionosphere
d. stratosphere
7. The mergesinto outer space.
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
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d. Condensation
6. The are responsiblefof the movement of much of.the weatheracrossthe
United"States.
c. trade winds
@ pre'o"iling westerlies
b. polar easterlies
d. doldrums
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4.-isthetransferofenergybyelectro4gagneticwaves.
(d naaiation
a. Conduction
b. Convection
8. Too much exposureto
a. water vapor
b. air pressure
g. Air in the
c. mesosphere
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can causeQkincancer.
CE ultraviolet radiation
d. ozone
is warmed by heat from Earth'ssurface.
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b. exosphere
c. stratosphere
d. thermosphere
G)r troposphere
10. is the transferof heatby the flow of a heatedmaterial.
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
Convection
d. Absorption
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Earth'srotation.
(b-)Coriolis effect c. doldrums
a. jet stream
d. trade winds
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12. Air abovethe
a. north pole
is heatedmorethan.{ anyotlier placeon Earth.
b. southpole
d. United States
k) equator
13. Chlorofluorocarbons
destroythe ozonelaler by -.
a. addingmoreozonemolecules
( d destroyingozonemolecules
b. blockingultravioletradiation
d increasing
nitrogenlevels
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15. Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the
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b. jet streams
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pot"r easterlies b. trade winds
c. polar westerlies d. jet streams
6, Reflectionand absorptionby the atmosphereprevent some
Earth'ssurface.
c. nitrogen
radiation
a. ozone
d.'orygen
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17. Seaand land breezeshappen because
a. the land heatsand coolsmore slowly than the water
quickly than the water
[b.
\_/ the land heatsand cools more
water
than over land
more
easily
over
c. air moves
- d. air movesmore easilyover land than over water
and by the
tg. The distinct wind patternson Earth'ssurfaceare createdby
Coriolis effect.
c. magneticfields
@ differencesin heating
d. the jet streams
b. the ozonelayer
19. Temperaturesin the thermospherearec. very cold
a. hot and cold
b. constantlychanging
@ very warm
20.
is the only substancethat existsasa solid, liquid, and gasin Earth'satmosphere.
d. Radiation
b. Ozone
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a. Nitrogen
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conduction
21. transfer of energythrough space
t.
22. transfer of energythrough contact
b. convection
23. transfer of heat causingdifferencesin air density
radiation
24. transfer of energyfrom land and water to air by
direct contact
25. transfer of energyfrom the Sun to Earth'ssurface
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26. nitrogen
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27. smog
b. zeroto four percentof air
28. watervapor
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2I percentof the atmosphere
most common gasin air
d. normally found in the upper stratosphere
29. oxygen
30. ozone
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chemicalsin the presenceof sunlight
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Class
Date
Name
ll. UnderstandingConcepts
Skill:Comparing
andContrasting
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Thermometer
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Temperature
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for 15minutes
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temperature
reading
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25'C
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l. Over which material did the air heat faster?
27'C
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2. Overwhich materialdid the air cool faster?
How can the temperatures
of sand and water affect the climate of the qrea?
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a. Coid air sinks.
b. Air near the equatoris
warmer.
The polesreceivelessof the Sun'senergy. c. The Coriolis effectexists.
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6. Cold air is more densethan warm air.
d. Warm air rises.
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7. Warm air moleculesare farther apart.
e. Warm air is lessdense.
8. Earth rotates.
f. Air near the polesis
colder.
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rotation
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1,1..High altitude winds that occur in places where trade winds and polar
easterlies meet prevailing westerlies
12. Air movement patterns on Earth's surface as shown in Figure 1
13. Circular movement of air that causesthe winds shown in Figure 2
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