Test bank for understanding weather and climate 6e by aguado

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UnderstandingHWeatherHandHClimate,H6eH(Aguado)
ChapterH1H CompositionHandHStructureHofHtheHAtmosphere

1) TheHatmosphereHisHaHmixtureHof:
A) precipitationHandHair.
B) particulateHmatterHandHwater.
C) gasHmolecules,HsmallHparticulates,HandHmoisture.
D) moistureHandHgasHmoleculesHonly
.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.1HTheHAtmosphere,HWeather,HandHClimat
eHBloom'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

2) RelativelyHspeaking,HtheHearth'sHatmosphereHis:
A) veryHthickHwhenHcomparedHtoHtheHearth'sHdiameter.
B) veryHthinHwhenHcomparedHtoHtheHearth'sHdiameter.
C) stopsHatHtheHtopHofHtheHtroposphere.
D) stopsHwhenHweHreachH"space.
"HAnswer:HB
Section:H 1.2HThicknessHofHtheHAtmosphere
Bloom'sHTaxonomy:H Comprehension;HEvaluation;HAnalysi
sHGlobHSciHOutcome:HHG1;HG2;HG7

3) TheHatmosphere:
A) hasHverticalHwindHspeedsHthatHareHtypicallyHaroundHone-tenthHthatHofHhorizontalHwindHspeeds.
B) isHaboutHasHdeepHasHtheHplanetHisHwide.
C) isHmoreHthanH99HpercentHcontainedHwithinHtheHfirstH60HmilesHfromHtheHearth'sHsurface.
D) hasHnotHchangedHsubstantiallyHinHcompositionHsinceHtheHearthHformedHoverHfourHbillionHyearsHag
o.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.2HThicknessHofHtheHAtmospher
eHBloom'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1

4) WhatHdoHyouHnoticeHconcerningHtheHpercentageHofHpermanentHgassesHthroughoutHtheHatmosphereH(
allHlevels)?
A) ItHvariesHsignificantlyHfromHtheHsurfaceHup.
B) ItHvariesHsignificantlyHonlyHatHtheHtropopause.
C) ItHisHtheHsameHthroughoutHtheHatmosphereHfromHtheHsurfaceHup.
D) ItHvariesHonlyHinHtheHmesosphere
.HAnswer:H C
Section:H1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBl
oom'sHTaxonomy:H Comprehension;HEvaluationHG
lobHSciHOutcome:HHG1;HG2




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5) WhatHisHtheHresidenceHtimeHofHoxygenHinHtheHEarth'sHatmosphere?
A) 10Hyears
B) 100Hyears
C) 500Hyears
D) 5000Hyear
sHAnswer:H D
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1

6) TheHheterosphere:
A) liesHbelowHtheHhomosphere.
B) containsHprimarilyHheavyHgases.
C) isHpopulatedHprimarilyHbyHvariableHgases.
D) isHnamedHforHitsHchemicalHhomogeneity
.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

7) ThisHisHtheHmostHabundantHgasHinHtheHatmosphere:
A) nitrogen.
B) oxygen.
C) carbonHdioxide.
D) waterHvapor.
Answer:H A
Section:H1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBlo
om'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

8) Nitrogen:
A) isHaHvariableHgas.
B) hasHaHshortHresidenceHtime.
C) isHaHrelativelyHunstableHgas.
D) hasHlittleHeffectHonHclimate
.HAnswer:H D
Section:H1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBlo
om'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

9) ThisHisHNOTHaHvariableHgas:
A) waterHvapor.
B) argon.
C) ozone.
D) carbonHdioxide.
Answer:H B
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:HHG1;HG2

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10) WaterHvapor:
A) canHcompriseHupHtoHfiveHpercentHofHtheHtotalHmassHofHtheHatmosphere.
B) hasHevaporationHasHitsHprimaryHsource.
C) typicallyHincreasesHinHconcentrationHatHhigherHaltitudesHwithinHtheHtroposphere.
D) doesHnotHabsorbHinfraredHradiation
.HAnswer:HB
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG7

11) CarbonHdioxide:
A) comprisesHupHtoHtwoHpercentHofHtheHatmosphericHgases.
B) isHbeingHremovedHfromHtheHatmosphereHfasterHthanHitHisHbeingHinputted.
C) isHremovedHfromHtheHatmosphereHbyHphotosynthesis.
D) isHnotHpresentHinHsignificantHamountsHinHtheHatmosphereHofHVenu
s.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG7

12) AtmosphericHcarbonHdioxideHconcentrations:
A) haveHdecreasedHoverHtheHlastHfewHdecades.
B) increaseHwithHheightHaboveHtheHtropopause.
C) haveHnotHbeenHreliablyHmeasuredHforHtheHnorthernHhemisphere.
D) areHhighestHinHearlyHspring
.HAnswer:H D
Section:H1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBlo
om'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

13) Respiration:
A) occursHonlyHwhenHtheHSunHisHshining.
B) releasesHoxygenHintoHtheHair.
C) mustHgiveHoffHlessHcarbonHthanHisHfixedHthroughHphotosynthesisHifHaHplantHisHtoHexperienceHnetHgrowth.
D) doesHnotHaffectHtheHconcentrationHofHcarbonHdioxideHinHtheHatmospher
e.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG7

14) Ozone:
A) absorbsHultravioletHlight.
B) typicallyHreachesHitsHgreatestHconcentrationsHnearHtheHgroundHandHnearHmajorHcities.
C) isHveryHdifficultHtoHsplitHintoHdiatomicHoxygenHandHmonatomicHoxygen.
D) existsHprimarilyHinHtheHtroposphere
.HAnswer:H A
Section:H1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBlo
om'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG7

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15) Methane:
A) isHaHpermanentHgas.
B) isHaHgoodHreflectorHofHthermalHradiation.
C) isHremovedHfromHtheHatmosphereHbyHtheHdigestiveHprocessesHofHcattle.
D) hasHincreasedHinHconcentrationHoverHtheHlastH50HorHsoHyear
s.HAnswer:H D
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG7

16) OzoneHdepletion:
A) isHhighestHoverHtheHArctic.
B) occursHinHaHprocessHthatHconsumesHoneHchlorineHatomHforHeachHmoleculeHofHozoneHbrokenHapart.
C) isHconsideredHaHseriousHproblemHinHmostHdevelopedHcountries.
D) isHslowedHbyHchlorofluorocarbons
.HAnswer:H C
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2;HG5

17) Aerosols:
A) includeHcloudHdroplets.
B) haveHlittleHeffectHonHweather.
C) areHformedHbyHphysicalHprocesses,HnotHchemicalHprocesses.
D) canHbeHeitherHsolidHorHliquid
.HAnswer:H D
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

18) AerosolsHareHtypicallyHremovedHfromHtheHatmosphereHby:
A) fallingHprecipitation.
B) settlingHtoHtheHgroundHdueHtoHtheHinfluenceHofHgravity.
C) chemicalHdecomposition.
D) travelingHhigherHandHhigherHaboveHtheHearthHuntilHtheyHescapeHintoHspac
e.HAnswer:H A
Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

19) TheHmaximumHconcentrationsHofHozoneHareHfoundHinHthe:
A) troposphere.
B) mesosphere.
C) ionosphere.
D) stratosphere.
Answer:H D
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Section:H 1.3HCompositionHofHtheHAtmosphereHBloom
'sHTaxonomy:HKnowledge
GlobHSciHOutcome:H G1;HG2

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