Weather SQ Practice

Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest variation of temperature?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What do deep currents do to the ocean currents?

• Bring cool, moist weather to tropical areas

• Loops either side of the equation bringing warmth

• Makes weather in the north and south more mild

• Spreads warmth very slowly

• None of the above

The temperature increase over the last 100 years caused all of the following EXCEPT:

• Wildfires

• Blizzards

• Drought

• Hurricanes

• Floods

How does absolute humidity compare to relative humidity?

• Absolute humidity is the total amount of humidity in the air

• Relative is shown as a percentage

• Relative humidity is a comparison of how much moisture there is to how much moisture the air can hold

• All of the above

• None of the above

Why are the zones where air masses meet called fronts?

• The heavier air is in front of the less dense air

• The less dense air is in front of the heavier air

• They are named after Alfred Front, a meterologist

• They are named after the battle lines of opposing armies in WWI

• None of the above

Global temperatures have risen by _____ degrees Fahrenheit in the last 140 or so years.

• 0.8

• 1.04

• 1.89

• 2.07

• 2.72

Nitrogen comprises ____ % of the air in earth's atmosphere

• 89

• 78

• 65

• 54

• 21

What percent of solar radiation is reflected back into space by clouds?

• 6%

• 8%

• 17%

• 23%

• 46%

The northerly limit of Earth's tropical zone is the ______.

• Equator

• Antarctic Cricle

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

______ are marked on weather maps with a spiked blue line.

• Cold Fronts

• Warm Fronts

• Stationary Fronts

• Occluded Fronts

• None of the above