Why is afternoon usually the warmest part of the day?

Trapped heat remains in the atmosphere.

The sun is almost directly overhead.

Earth does not radiate heat during the day.

Afternoon clouds warm the ground.

Why does a compass always point north?

The compass points toward Earth's magnetic poles.

The compass points toward the North Star.

The compass points away from the equator.

The compass points away from Earth's core.

Why do cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere rotate the opposite direction from cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere?

The Coriolis effect bends the winds in different directions.

The earth's tilt bends the winds in different directions.

The earth's tilt changes the amount of insolation.

The Coriolis effect changes the amount of insolation.

The U.S. government broadcasts the official time for the country using a shortwave radio station in Colorado. How can there broadcasts be heard throughout the Lower Forty-Eight United States?

Radio waves bounce off the ionosphere.

Radio waves follow the curve of the earth.

Radio waves can travel an unlimited distance.

radio waves travel in a straight line.

At the equator, air rises and begins traveling outward, toward the poles. Why does this air sink back to Earth long before it reaches the poles?

The air is cooled by low temperatures at high altitudes.

The air is heated by high temperatures at high altitudes.

The air is heated by compression as it rises.

The air is cooled by expansion as it rises.

During the day, both land and water heat up from sun exposure. How does the heating of water and land compare?

Water heats at the same rate as land.

The comparison depends on land color.

If all other factors were equal, which of the following locations would you expect to have the highest air pressure?

Dead Sea (414 m below sea level)

Death Valley (86 m below sea level)

Lake Superior (183 m above sea level)

Mount Everest (8848 m above sea level)

Which of the following is required for monsoons to form?

Land near a large body of water.

Land at very different eleations.

Land at nearly constant elevation.

Land far from large bodies of water.

What causes anabatic winds?

Heated air near a mountain slope rises

Heated air near the shore flows inland.

Cooled air near the shore flows to the sea.

Cooled air near a mountain slope sinks.

Would the layer above the tropopause have its temperature rise with altitude if there were no oxygen in the atmosphere? Why or why not?

No; this layer is heated by the chemical reaction of oxygen molecules.

No; this layer is heated by the vibration of heated oxygen molecules.

Yes; this layer is heated by rising heat from Earth's surface.

Yes; this layer is heated by particles entering the ionosphere.

A weather map of North America shows a large area with winds rotating clockwise. Is this a high or a low? How do you know?

high, because outward-flowing winds rotate clockwise

low, because outward-flowing winds rotate clockwise

low, because inward-flowing winds rotate clockwise

high, because inward-flowing winds rotate clockwise

Leila lives in the tropics. Shortly after dark one night, she saw a reddish glow on the horizon, which she thought was an aurora. How do you know Leila's conclusion is incorrect?

Solar-wind particles enter Earth's atmosphere only at high latitudes.

Warm temperatures prevent the atmosphere from changing colors.

Auroras are only seen near the middle of the night.

Auroras always appear high in the sky.

Large wildfires often produce wind systems around themselves. What direction do these winds blow? Why?

Winds blow toward the fire to replace rising hot air.

Winds blow toward the fire to replace rising cool air.

Winds blow away from the fire as cool air sinks.

Winds blow away from the fire as hot air sinks.

How does adiabatic cooling help create high-altitude winds?

Rising air cools as it expands and pushes air outward at high altitudes.

Sinking air cools as it expands and pushes air outward at high altitudes.

Sinking air cools as it contracts and draws air inward at high altitudes.

Rising air cools as it contracts and draws air inward at high altitudes.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of UV radiation is only partially absorbed by the ozone layer, allowing some of it to reach the earth's surface?

UVA

UVB

UVC

UVD

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does air normally move in the atmosphere?

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high altitude to low altitude

high pressure to low pressure

low altitude to high altitude

What name is given to the upper atmosphere because of its distinct layers?

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What is the normal value of atmospheric pressure at sea level?

6.9 millibars

14.7 millibars

1013 millibars

110,000 millibars

Which temperature layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

thermosphere

stratosphere

stratopause

tropopause

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which type of current causes most of the earth's weather?

conduction current

convection current

radiation current

electromagnetic current

What is the coldest point in the atmosphere?

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What is the normal value of atmospheric pressure at sea level?

Which temperature layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Which type of current causes most of the earth's weather?

What is the coldest point in the atmosphere?

At what point on the earth's elliptical orbit does Earth receive the greatest amount of insolation?

What global winds occur at the earth's surface in high latitudes?

What portion of Earth's magnetic field stretches away from the sun?

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