Meteorology Review

a line drawn to connect points of equal atmosphere.

• Isobar

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

Which layer of the atmosphere contains water vapor, clouds and is where weather happens?

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

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When warm air rises and cold air sinks, what type of heat transfer is occurring?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

Why is there an "L" at number 1?

• There's low air pressure there because the air is rising up

• There's low air pressure because the air is sinking

• There's low temperature because sand heats up fast

• There's low humidity because water doesn't evaporate during the day

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The picture is showing examples of what?

• Global winds

• Local winds

• Sea breezes

• Land Breezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which layer of the atmosphere contains o-zone?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

What happens to temperature as altitude increases?

• It gets colder as you go up in the atmosphere

• It gets warmer as you go up in the atmosphere

• It depends on which layer of the atmosphere you're talking about - some get colder and some get warmer

The Earth's atmosphere is.....

• 78% carbon dioxide and 21% methane

• 78% hydrogen and 21% water vapor

• 78% oxygen and 21% nitrogen

• 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen

Which city will likely have very constant temperatures?

• Phoenix

• Flagstaff

• Las Vegas

• San Diego

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which city will get temperatures that will be really cold sometimes and really hot sometimes?

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

• Phoenix

• Santa Barbara

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