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How can we forecast the weather?
We have to mesure the different mathematical variables, in other to predict air movements
We have to mesure the different meteorological variables, in other to predict air movements
We have to mesure the different biological variables, in other to predict air movements
We have to mesure the different chemical variables, in other to predict air movements
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What are the factors that produce air movement in the atmosphere?
Temperature, pressure and solar radiation
Solar radiation and pressure
Temperature and solar radiation
Temperature and pressure
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How does the wind circulate?
Wind circulates from areas of high pressures to areas of low pressures.
Wind circulates from areas of high presurres to areas of high pressures.
Wind circulates from areas of low pressures to areas of high pressures.
Wind circulates from areas of low pressures to areas of low pressures.
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What is the atmosphere?
Earth is not surrounded by an envelope of gasses and particles.
This envelope is of variable thickness and composition
Earth is surrounded by an envelope of seas and particles.
This envelope is of variable thickness and composition
Earth is surrounded by an envelope of gasses and particles.
This envelope is of variable thickness and composition
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When did the atmosphere originate?
10.000 million years ago
4.500 million years ago
1.500 billion years ago
10 million years ago
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What is the percentage of the main components of the atmosphere?
21 % oxygen
78 % nitrogen
1% other
78 % oxygen
21 % nitrogen
1% other
21 % oxygen
79 % water vapor
100 % oxygen
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What are the layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Meosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Meosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
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What is the first layer of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
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What is the last layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
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Where is the ozone layer located?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
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Where does meteorological phenomena occur?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
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What layer absorbs the high energy solar radiation ?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
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In what layer do artificial satellites orbit?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
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Where and why does the maximun atmospheric pressure occur?
In the stratosphere, because pressure is linked to air density which concentrates in the lower layer of the atmosphere
In the troposphere, because pressure is linked to air density which concentrates in the higher layer of the atmosphere
In the troposphere, because pressure is linked to air density which concentrates in the lower layer of the atmosphere
In the stratosphere, because pressure is linked to air density which concentrates in the higher layer of the atmosphere
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What is atmospheric pressure?
Is the force an air column exerts on a surface
Is the measure an air column exerts on a surface
Is the force a water column exerts on a surface
Is the measure a water column exerts on a surface
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What are the characteristics that make Earth an habitable planet?
Biological and chemical characteristics
Physical and chemical characteristics
Physical and Biological characteristics
Physical and mathematical characteristics
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What are the processes that that occur in the atmosphere, and are essential for living beings?
- Temperature regulation.
- Source of nutrients.
- Protection against radiation.
Temperature regulation.
- Source of nutrients.
- Protection against radioactive fallout.
Temperature regulation.
- Source of plants.
- Protection against radiation
Temperature regulation.
- Source of nutrients.
- Protection against extraterrestrial life
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What prevents the natural greenhouse effect?
It prevents Earth´s surface from heating up and helps keep a constant temperature
It prevents moon´s surface from cooling and helps keep a constant temperature
It prevents Earth´s surface from cooling and helps keep a constant temperature
It prevents sun´s surface from cooling and helps keep a constant temperature
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Below are some of the major effects of air pollution
- Acid rain.
-Suspended particles.
- Ozone layer damage.
-The green house effect.
- Basic rain.
-Suspended particles.
- Ozone layer damage.
-The green house effect.
- Acid rain.
-Suspended particles.
- Ozone layer enhancement.
-The green house effect.
- Acid rain.
-Suspended particles.
- Ozone layer damage.
-The red house effect.
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What are the main oxides that cause acid rain?
carbon and nitogen oxides
Sulfur and nitogen oxides
phosphorous and nitogen oxides
Sulfur and phosphorous oxides
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What phenomenon is associated with the greenhouse effect?
Earthquakes
Suspended particles
Acid rain
Climate change
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What is an air mass?
It is a large body of air that is in direct contact with Earth´s surface and that has constant temperature and humidity
It is a small body of air that is in direct contact with Earth´s surface and that has constant temperature and humidity
It is a large body of air that is in direct contact with Earth´s surface and that has not constant temperature and humidity
It is a small body of air that is in direct contact with Earth´s surface and that has not constant temperature and humidity
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Where are the maritime air masses formed?
it form over the continents
It form over the oceans
It form over the mountains
It form over the rivers
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What is relative humidity?
Is the amount of a vapor a volumen of air actually has as a fraction of the maximun amount it could have
Is the amount of a vapor a volumen of air actually has as a fraction of the minimum amount it could have
Is the amount of a liquid a volumen of air actually has as a fraction of the maximun amount it could have
Is the amount of a vapor a volumen of water actually has as a fraction of the minimum amount it could have
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What are weather stations?
Is a facility for not measuring and recording different meteorological variables on a regular basis
Is a facility to know different meteorological variables on a regular basis
Is a facility for measuring and recording different meteorological variables on a regular basis
Is a facility for measuring and recording different meteorological variables on a irregular basis
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What is an anemometer?
The anemometer measures the amount of rain
The anemometer measures the atmospheric pressure
The anemometer measures the amount of fog
The anemometer measures wind speed.
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How is a warm front formed?
It forms when a cold air mass overtakes a cooler air mass
It forms when a warm air mass overtakes a cooler air mass
How is a warm front formed?It forms when a cold air mass overtakes a hotter air mass
It forms when a warm air mass overtakes a hotter air mass
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When is an occluded front formed?
It forms when a warm front is overtaken by a rapidly moving warm front
It forms when a cold front is overtaken by a rapidly moving warm front
It forms when a cold front is overtaken by a rapidly moving cold front
It forms when a warm front is overtaken by a rapidly moving cold front
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What is a cloud?
It is a mass of minute droplets of water of snow crystals suspended in the air
It is a mass of minute droplets of water of ice crystals suspended in the air
It is a mass of minute droplets of water of ice crystals suspended in the wind
It is a mass of minute droplets of oxygen of ice crystals suspended in the air
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What types of clouds do you know?
Cumulus, stratus and cirrus
Cumulus, stratus, nimbus and cirrus
Cumulus, stratus, nimbus, cirrunimbus, and cirrus
Stratus, nimbus and cirrus