Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What are the two highest layers
of the atmosphere?
a. | troposphere,
mesosphere | c. | stratosphere,
thermosphere | b. | thermosphere, mesosphere | d. | troposphere, stratosphere |
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How much energy radiated by the
sun reaches Earth?
a. | about
80% | c. | about
two-billionths | b. | about 50% | d. | about one one-hundredth |
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When the amount of energy
received from the sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal, it is
called
a. | seasonal
equality. | c. | solar
reradiation. | b. | radiation balance. | d. | global warming. |
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Mountain and valley breezes are
caused by
a. | differences in temperature and
elevation. | b. | similarities in temperature and elevation. | c. | the same temperature at all
elevations. | d. | high temperatures at all
elevations. |
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What is the major source of
human-caused air pollution?
a. | animal
waste | c. | vehicle
exhaust | b. | industrial chemicals | d. | dry-cleaning businesses |
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What is the
atmosphere?
a. | oxygen | c. | a mixture of gases | b. | carbon dioxide | d. | water vapor |
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The air we breathe is
mostly
a. | oxygen. | c. | ozone. | b. | carbon dioxide. | d. | nitrogen. |
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Most solar energy that reaches
Earth’s atmosphere is
a. | absorbed by Earth’s
surface. | b. | reflected by Earth’s surface. | c. | scattered by clouds. | d. | absorbed by clouds, ozone, and
gases. |
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Radiation is the transfer of
energy
a. | as electromagnetic
waves. | c. | from atmospheric
gases. | b. | by circulation of gases. | d. | as heat through a material. |
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Convection is the transfer of
energy
a. | by the circulation of gases or
liquids. | c. | as heat through a
material. | b. | as electromagnetic waves. | d. | to the atmosphere. |
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Global warming may be caused
by
a. | a decrease in greenhouse
gases. | c. | the escape of thermal
energy. | b. | an increase in greenhouse gases. | d. | the escape of radiation. |
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The protective ozone layer is
found in the
a. | thermosphere. | c. | troposphere. | b. | mesosphere. | d. | stratosphere. |
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The warmth you feel when
standing beneath a heat lamp is an example of what?
a. | radiation | c. | convection | b. | conduction | d. | greenhouse effect |
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Which of the following shows
the composition of Earth’s atmosphere?
a. | nitrogen: 68%; oxygen: 21%; other
gases: 11% | b. | nitrogen: 78%; oxygen: 11%; other gases: 11% | c. | nitrogen: 78%; oxygen: 21%; other gases:
1% | d. | nitrogen: 98%; oxygen: 1%; other
gases: 1% |
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What generally causes
differences in air pressure on Earth?
a. | wind
patterns | c. | the shape of the
planet | b. | unequal heating of the planet | d. | denser air near the equator |
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Matching
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Match each item with the
statement below. a. | hybrid
car | c. | ozone
hole | b. | air pollution | d. | Allowance Trading System |
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allows more UV radiation to
reach Earth
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17.
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limits the amount of pollution
companies can release
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18.
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uses both gasoline and
electric power
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Match each item with the
statement below. a. | westerlies | f. | local winds | b. | wind | g. | hybrid
car | c. | trade winds | h. | vehicle exhaust | d. | polar easterlies | i. | ozone hole | e. | sea salt |
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19.
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movement of air caused by
differences in air pressure
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20.
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winds that blow from 30°
to 60° latitude in both hemispheres
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21.
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winds that blow from the poles
to 60° latitude in both hemispheres
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22.
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winds that result from
pressure differences due to properties of Earth’s surface
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23.
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the largest source of
human-caused air pollution in the United States
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24.
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what allows dangerous UV
radiation to reach Earth
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25.
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a vehicle that reduces
pollution by running on both electricity and gasoline
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