Atmosphere and Weather

What is the most abundant element in the earth´s atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

what is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Stratosphere.

• Exosphere.

• Troposphere.

• Mesosphere.

in which layer do weather take place?

• Exosphere.

• Troposphere.

• Stratosphere.

• Thermosphere.

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Which two atmospheric layers have temperature profiles that promote convection?

• Stratosphere and Troposphere.

• Mesosphere and Thermosphere.

• Stratosphere and Thermosphere.

• Mesosphere and Troposphere.

Very powerful cyclonic storms that form over warm tropical waters are called?

• hurricanes

• cyclones

• typhoons

• all of the above

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Why don't hurricanes occur all year long?

• the water temperatures are not warm enough to foster the growth of the storms

• winds are not strong enough in the winter

• convection does not occur in the winter

• in the winter, there is not sufficient shear in the atmosphere

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Which cloud often has an anvil-shaped top?

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

What is the driving force of weather on earth?

• wind

• rain

• sun

• air pressure

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The Coriolis force is strongest when the wind speed is ___________ and the latitude is ___________.

• high,low

• high,high

• low,high

• low,low

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