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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these problems can be caused by air pollution?Respiratory problemsReduced food sources for humansIncreased disease for humansDecrease in global temperatures
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the air above is warmer than the air below, it is called aTemperature shiftTemperature changeTemperature inversionTemperature reversal
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?SunlightFactory emissionsOcean uptakeRain - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is happening at 1?respiration: releasing CO2decomposing CO2 in the soilphotosynthesis: absorbing CO2turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?volcanoescombustion of fossil fuelsanimal and plant respirationall of these
- 6. Multiple Choice
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another is called what?
latent heat
conduction
convection
the greenhouse effect
- 7. Multiple Choice
When air is unstable, circulating motions can usually be described how?
strong
weak
absent
warm
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which is exchanged when water changes from one phase to another?
water vapor
convection
latent heat
cool air
- 9. Multiple Choice
This picture of Los Angeles is a representation of what?
convection
pollution
temperature inversion
radiation
- 10. Multiple Choice
Temperature inversion is represented in the picture. Which picture is correct?
left
right
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does a temperature inversion break?
the air mixes
it doesn't
it breaks the next day
it stays the same
- 12. Multiple Choice
How many atmospheric layers are there?
1
5
4
10
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an atmospheric layer?
Troposphere
Mesophere
Stratosphere
Interosphere
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.altitudedensitycompositiontemperature
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exospheretroposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratospherethermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exospheretroposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the greenhouse effect?The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis is an image demonstrating...Tornado FormationThe Greenhouse EffectHurricane Formation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.insulation.RadiationConductionConvection
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.ConvectionConductionRadiationinsulation.
- 20. Multiple Choice___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.ConvectionConductionRadiationinsulation.
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