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Chapter Test

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

This activity contains 28 questions.

	Essentially all important weather occurs in the stratosphere.    True  False

	The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place is known as   pollution element average daily high temperature climate weather

	The terms weather and climate can be used interchangeably.    True  False

	Which one of the following is not generally considered a major element of weather and climate?   ocean currents humidity air temperature air pressure wind speed

	A major component of photochemical smog is   nitrogen sea salt argon ozone none of the above

	More than 50% of the air in the atmosphere is found   at the base of Mt. Everest at the top of the thermosphere below 6 kilometers at sea level none of the above

	The atmosphere is divided into four layers on the basis of composition.    True  False

	The most abundant gas by volume for clean, dry air is   sulfur dioxide argon carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen

	The temperature decrease with altitude in the troposphere is called the ____________ lapse rate.   altitude atmospheric incremental ascending environmental

	On the equinoxes, all places on Earth receive 12 hours of daylight.    True  False

	Earth's revolution determines day and night.    True  False

	The shortest day occurs during the _________ in the Northern Hemisphere.   December solstice March equinox September equinox June solstice none of the above

	On June 21, the vertical rays of the Sun strike a parallel of latitude known as the   equator Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Antarctic Circle

	Earth's axis is tilted in the same direction throughout the year towards the North Star.    True  False

	The higher the solar angle or altitude of the Sun, the more spread out and less intense is the solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface.    True  False

	The principal source for atmospheric heat is terrestrial radiation.    True  False

	The most important difference among electromagnetic waves is their wavelength.    True  False

	The transfer of heat by circulation within a substance is called   conduction radiation absorption convection none of the above

	The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity is called radiation.    True  False

	The two principal atmospheric absorbers of terrestrial radiation are carbon dioxide and   ozone helium oxygen water vapor nitrogen

	Which one of the following forms of radiation has the longest wavelength?   infrared radio waves yellow light blue light ultraviolet

	White light and the colors of the rainbow represent the ________ radiation.   electromagnetic spectrum visible light infrared ultraviolet none of the above

	Clouds reduce the daily temperature range.    True  False

	Lines on a map that connect equal temperatures are called   heat bars currents isotherms albedo none of the above

	The specific heat is far greater for land than water.    True  False

	Which one of the following surfaces has the highest albedo?   water concrete snow soil grass

	In general, the average temperature range increases with an increase in   latitude ocean currents cloud cover evaporation none of the above

	The hottest temperatures in July are most likely to be found at the equator.    True  False

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