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Atmosphere and Weather
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A cold front would make the barometer's straw...
Move up
Move down
Stay the same
2
When warm air rises and cold air sinks, it's called
Confection
Cyclone
Conduction
Convection
3
Which of the following is the layer of the atmosphere we live in?
The Stratosphere
The Mesosphere
The Troposphere
The Thermosphere
4
Why does air move on a global scale?
The oceans
Difference in air pressure
The earth's gravity
The moon's gravity
5
Which of the following is greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
All of these
Water Vapor
Methane
6
A cold, dry front would be called
Maritime polar
Continental tropical
Continental polar
7
Why do cold fronts move in under warm fronts?
They are more massive
They are less dense
They are warmer
They are more dense
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Which layer protects us from harmful UV rays?
The troposhere
The thermosphere
The ozone layer
The exosphere
9
Eventually, the temperature will rise after a ______ front because it becomes clear and sunny.
Cold Front
Maritime Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
10
When heat gets absorbed by the earth and can't escape back to space, it's called the
Infrared Effect
Greenhouse Effect
Trapezoid Effect
Greenhouse Layer
11
Why is there lower pressure at the equator?
There are more trees
The cold air because of more sun
The warm air because of more sun
12
A warm front is going have ____ pressure
No
Low
High
