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Question 1

1. A cloud with vertical development is

		Cirrostratus
		stratus
		cumulus
		Cumulonimbus

4 points  

Question 2

1. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in air

		TRUE
		FALSE

4 points  

Question 3

1. Moisture in the air represents latent heat of vaporization

		TRUE
		FALSE

4 points  

Question 4

1. A high pressure cell produces _________________ circulation in the norther hemisphere

		Cyclonic
		Anticyclonic

4 points  

Question 5

1. Fog formed when the Earth's surface cools rapidly so that air in contact is lowered to the dew point is called

		coalescence
		adiabatic condensation
		supersaturation
		air resistance

4 points  

Question 6

1. Ozone forms in the

		Troposphere
		Stratosphere
		Mesosphere
		Thermosphere

4 points  

Question 7

1. This gas comprises 0.934% of the atmosphere

		nitrogen
		oxygen
		carbon dioxide
		argon

4 points  

Question 8

1. Greenhouse gasses capture heat because they absorb radiaton that has been converted to _______ wavelengths

		Longer
		Shorter

4 points  

Question 9

1. A calorie is the amount of heat it takes to

		Melt one gram of ice
		turn one gram of water into steam
		heat one gram of liquid water one degree centigrade
		freeze one gram of water

4 points  

Question 10

1. Lower level winds have the added factor of controlling them

		Pressure gradient force
		Coriolis effect
		Earth's rotation
		Friction

4 points  

Question 11

1. We get heat from the Sun by

		Convection
		Radiation
		Conduction
		Mass ejection

4 points  

Question 12

1. Fog formed with the Earth's surface cools rapidly so that air in contact is lowered to the dew point is called

		Advection
		Upslope
		Radiation
		Frontal

4 points  

Question 13

1. The generalized flow of air on the Earth is broken into large belts known as

		Highs
		Lows
		Hadley cells
		Cyclones

4 points  

Question 14

1. Air at 100% relative humidity at 30 degrees C holds _______ water vapor than air at 20 degrees C

		More
		less
		the same

4 points  

Question 15

1. Climate is

		The same as weather
		Average weather
		Precipitation
		Temperature

4 points  

Question 16

1. Relative humidity is the ratio of the dissolved water vapor to the amount that a given mass of air can hold at a given temperature

		TRUE
		FALSE

4 points  

Question 17

1. An Equinox occcurs ____ times a year

		4
		3
		2
		1

4 points  

Question 18

1. The gas that blocks harmful Ultraviolet rays is

		Ozone
		Oxygen
		Nitrogen
		Carbon dioxide

4 points  

Question 19

1. Red sunrise and sunset are caused by

		Oxygen
		Nitrogen
		carbon dioxide
		Aerosols

4 points  

Question 20

1. Localized winds are caused by

		The Sun
		Differential heating and cooling
		Water
		Land

4 points  

Question 21

1. Hail and sleet are the same thing

		TRUE
		FALSE

4 points  

Question 22

1. Upper level winds are controled by the coroilis effect and ______________

		Pressure gradient force
		Earth's rotation
		moisture
		Friction

4 points  

Question 23

1. Absolutely stable air masses are always _______ than the surrounding air

		Warmer
		colder
		the same
		doesn't matter

4 points  

Question 24

1. The Mercury barometer was invented by

		Galileo
		Torricelli
		Vermicelli
		Isaac Newton

4 points  

Question 25

1. 50% of the Eath's atmosphere lies below _______ Km

		12
		10
		5.6
		3.5

4 points  

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