Earth Science spring 2015 final exam

The method of energy production in stars is

Which of the following is NOT a stage for stars bigger than the sun?

The two most abundant elements in the atmosphere are

What causes winds?

Identify the current stage of the sun

An X-ray is a high-energy wave. This means it has a

Atmospheric pressure ___ with altitude

which of the following would be considered high energy electromagnetic radiation?

This is produced by passing the light from a glowing gas through a spectroscope

an object of infinite density from which light cannot escape

Which gas is most responsible for absorbing infrared radiation in the troposphere?

Where would you find main sequence stars?

Stars that explode into a supernova become neutron stars or ___ depending on their size

In the formula E=mc², c stands for

Our sun is a

Which of the following is NOT a type of electromagnetic radiation?

The birthplace of a star is known as the

which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a cold front?

The primary stage of life when a star is doing hydrogen fusion is

A body of air formed over cold water is known as a ___ air mass

The oldest stars on the HR diagram are located

In the troposphere, temperature ___ and density ___ with height

Stars that move away from the earth show a

What is the color of the hottest star?

Where would you find white dwarf stars?

The formula for ozone is

What is happening to the air pressure at letter F?

Unequal heating of the ground causes the process of

What is the visible part of the sun?

the most violent type of solar activity

An HR diagram compares what two things?

The formula for water is

The formula for carbon dioxide is

The front at A is a ___ front

The explosion of a supergiant towards the end of its life is a

Which of the following is NOT a way that carbon dioxide is returned to the atmosphere?

Identify the stage when a star expands and cools because Hydrogen fusion ends

clouds of arching gas from the sun's surface

Which of the following is NOT considered a greenhouse gas?

The most common elements in stars are

Identify the probable ending stage of the sun

Where is the cold air at front A?

The instrument used to measure relative humidity is a/n

all wavelengths of visible light are present in a...

What is the most common type of nuclear fusion in the sun?

The instrument used to study the spectra of stars is a

A star is born when it

What would letter E be labeled?

What is the wind speed at D?

A large body of air with uniform humidity and temperature is a/n

If the dry bulb reading is 60 F and the relative humidity is 30%, the wet bulb depression is

The jet stream is a high altitude ___

which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

What are the two forces that keep a star in equilibrium?

The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun is its

In the core of the sun, four hydrogen atoms are converted to one ___ atom and energy

Absolute magnitude refers to the

In the formula E=mc², m stands for

If the strength of the sun's magnetic field decreased, the temperature of the sunspots would

cool, dark areas on the sun's surface

The wind at letter D is from the

Identify the ending stage of the most massive stars

What is the outer atmosphere of the sun?

Where is the energy produced in the sun?

On average, how long is a sunspot cycle?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a high pressure center?

when the nebula contracts and begins to heat up...

If a solar minimum occurs in 2007, when will the next maximum most likely occur?

The atmosphere does NOT contain the following

The stratosphere gets warmer with altitude because ozone ___ UV radiation

What would the humidity be if the wet bulb and the dry bulb readings both measured 60 F?

The process by which water vapor changes to liquid water is known as

What happens to relative humidity as temperature increases?

Where is the cold air at letter B?

How would you describe the cloud cover at D?

also called an emission spectrum

On the diagram if you were at the right letter, where would you find the coolest stars?

Energy from the sun travels through space as

On the HR diagram, you'd find Betelgeuse, a Red super giant...

The ozone layer is in the

The dry bulb reading is 48 F and the web bulb reading is 42 F. What is the relative humidity?

After the Red Giant stage, medium sized stars become a

If the air is saturated, what is the relative humidity?