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Chapter 1 Test

Complete the questions by selecting the correct response and then clicking on "Submit answers for grading" when completed.

This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
The vertical temperature structure of the troposphere is described by

 
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Question 2.
Which of these is NOT a significant factor in the role played by particles or dust in the atmosphere?

 
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Question 3.
Dust in the atmosphere is associated with which of the following:

 
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Question 4.
The heterosphere and ionosphere are present in the

 
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Question 5.
This variable atmospheric component can exist in all three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) at the temperatures and pressures that normally exist on Earth.

 
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Question 6.
The biosphere interacts with the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere.

   
 
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Question 7.
Vertical motion in the lower atmosphere is strongly related to the environmental lapse rate.
   
 
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Question 8.
"Average weather" is an adequate definition of climate.

   
 
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Question 9.
That portion of the atmosphere where the makeup of the air is uniform in terms of the proportions of its component gases is termed the __________.

 
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Question 10.
Identify each of the layers of the atmosphere (based on temperature) by selecting the correct response.
The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 10.1 through 10.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 11.
Ozone is a significant atmospheric component in the greenhouse effect.

   
 
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Question 12.
Both aurora borealis and aurora australis occur in the troposphere.
   
 
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Question 13.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place defines the term __________.

 
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Question 14.
A lightweight instrument package that is carried aloft by a balloon and transmits data on temperature, pressure, and humidity is called a(n) __________.

 
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Question 15.
Ozone is concentrated in the ____________.
 
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Question 16.
On the average, for every 1 km increase in altitude in the troposphere the air temperature:

 
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Question 17.
The "normal lapse rate" applies only to the _______________.
 
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Question 18.
Label the following using the pull-down menus.
The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 18.1 through 18.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 19.
Which one of the following is not a term used to designate one of the "spheres" of the Earth's environment?

 
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Question 20.
At one time the Earth's atmosphere contained no free oxygen.

   
 
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