Weather & Environment

Why is it important to monitor the atmosphere during and after natural events, such as forest fires and volcanic eruptions? 

• These events increase the amount of oxygen, which may contribute to a decrease in respiratory illness. 

• These events decrease the amount of dust, which may contribute to and increase in respiratory illness. 

• These events increase the level of harmful particles, which may contribute to an increase in respiratory illness. 

• These events decrease the amount of greenhouse gases, which may contribute to a decrease in respiratory illness 

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This chart shows the relationship between temperature and altitude within each layer of Earth's atmosphere. Which comparison between layers of the atmosphere is accurate? 

• Temperature increases at high altitude in the troposphere because, unlike the other layers, it contains the ozone layer. 

• Temperature decreases at high altitude in the stratosphere because, unlike the other layers, it contains the ionosphere 

• Temperature decreases at high altitude in the mesosphere because, unlike the other layers, it contains the ozone layer 

• Temperature increases at high altitude in the thermosphere because, unlike the other layers, it contains the ionosphere. 

 Why does air pressure decrease from the troposphere to the exosphere? 

• because there are fewer air molecules as altitude increases 

• because there are more air molecules as altitude increases  

• because there are higher temperatures as altitude increases 

• because there are lower temperatures as altitude increases 

Convection causing warm air to rise and cold air to sink and can produce thunderstorms.

• True

• False

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Coriolis effect

• It causes winds to rotate, forming tornadoes on Earth.

• It causes winds to move to the right in the southern hemisphere. 

• It causes winds to turn to the right in the northern hemisphere. 

• It causes winds to follow a straight-line path around Earth. 

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How does the temperature of the stratosphere compare to the mesosphere? 

• It is colder than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ozone layer.  

• It is warmer than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ozone layer.  

• It is colder than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ionosphere.  

• It is warmer than the mesosphere because the stratosphere contains the ionosphere. 

   

Solar energy is changed by plants into chemical energy.

• True

• False

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 Which occurs within a high-pressure system? 

• the formation of tornadoes

• the formation of hurricanes 

• large clouds, as air rises 

• calm weather, as air sinks 

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The chart below shows the recorded temperatures in a city for several days at the same time. On which day could the air have held the greatest amount of water vapor at 3:00 p.m.? 

• Thursday 

• Friday 

• Saturday 

• Monday

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___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

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