Atmosphere and Climate

What causes wind to blow?

• Animal movement

• Ocean currents

• Similar air temperatures

• Differences in air temperatures

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Winds cause surface currents and winds are caused by

• the sun

• tides

• seasons

• Coriolis Effect

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• the Coriolis Effect

• convection

• salinity

• temperature differences

• wind

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When a current bounces off a continent and changes direction, it's called

• the Coriolis Effect

• continental deflection

• continental redirection

• global winds

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The average daily air temperature at a certain location increases when there is a seasonal increase in the number of daylight hours.

Which graph best shows this change?

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What is the mixture of gases surrounding the Earth called?

• carbon

• concentration

• atmosphere

• emissions

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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During temperature inversion, ​ (a)   air is trapped in the lower atmosphere along with​ (b)   gasses like carbon dioxide, methane and ozone . This condition ​ (c)   global warming.​

• cooler

• warmer

• greenhouse

• atmospheric

• intensifies

• reduces

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Warm air expands and ​ (a)   as it rises

• warms

• cools

• dissipates

• contracts

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Which instrument is used to take an image from outer space that shows the depletion of the ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere? (a)  

• satellite

• microscope

• spectroscope

• planetarium