Earth Science Atmosphere Around Us

Question 1

____________ forms when water vapor condenses on a frozen surface

Accepted Answer

Frost

Question 2

A __________ front brings rain and temperature change very little afterward.

Accepted Answer

Occluded

Question 3

____________ winds carry weather systems across the US

Accepted Answer

Westerlies

Question 4

The eye is ______________.

Accepted Answer

the center of a hurricane

Question 5

What are the layers of the Earth, in the correct order starting at sea level?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Question 6

Gases that do not vary significantly in the atmosphere are called ________.

Accepted Answer

Uniform gases

Question 7

What are isobars?

Accepted Answer

Closed curves on a weather map that show equal pressure

Question 8

Cold, dry air is associated with what type of air mass?

Accepted Answer

Continental polar

Question 9

_________ is the day to dat change that takes place in the troposphere.

Accepted Answer

Weather

Question 10

Steady rain or snow is brought by_______________

Accepted Answer

Nimbostratus

Question 11

__________ is created through temperature inversion.

Accepted Answer

Sleet

Question 12

A low pressure belt at the equator is called the

Accepted Answer

doldrums

Question 13

Until life formed, _______ was not an important gas.

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 14

The highest cloud is the

Accepted Answer

altocirrus

Question 15

What is climate?

Accepted Answer

The average weather of an area

Question 16

Winds in the Northern Hemisphere veer ____ and spin in a ________ direction toward low pressure

Accepted Answer

right, counterclockwise

Question 17

Carbon dioxide is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse gas

Question 18

How is the atmosphere warmed?

Accepted Answer

By the ground, which receives energy from the sun

Question 19

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a material is called

Accepted Answer

specific heat

Question 20

What kind of front is pictured?

Accepted Answer

Cold front

Question 21

At sea level, air pressure is

Accepted Answer

1013.25 millibars

Question 22

A movement of ocean air toward land is a _______________.

Accepted Answer

sea breeze

Question 23

Which of the gases below makes up the smallest amount of our atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Methane

Question 24

The image below shows what kind of front?

Accepted Answer

Cold

Question 25

The ________________ is the change in the path of any object traveling above Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

Earth Science Atmosphere Around Us

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