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Chapter 22 Holt Earth Science Test Review
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1
The two most abundant compounds in the atmosphere are carbon dioxide and...
ozone
nitrogen oxide
water vapor
2
Weather conditions exist in the...
mesosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
3
The delay between solar energy absorption and heat reradiating makes....
noon the warmest
morning the warmest
afternoon the warmest
4
During temperature inversion, cool polluted ground air is trapped by________ above
dry air
colder air
warm air
wet air
5
The transfer of energy as heat through a material is known as...
long wave radiation
conduction
heat stroke
convection
6
The curving of a path of a moving object due to Earth's rotation is called?
Coriolis effect
Convection
Convection cells
Conduction
7
Percentage of solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere combined.
30
50
70
20
8
All of these are particulates EXCEPT...
gases
dust
salt
pollen
9
Energy from the sun travels to the earth in the form of...
gamma rays
x-rays
radiatioin
visible light
10
What effect is produced when warm surface air bends visible light?
albedo
coriolis
mirage
11
What kind of breeze blows cool air from land to water?
sea breeze
land breeze
12
Albedo is the fraction of solar radiation reaching earth that is...
refracted
reflected
absorbed
conducted
13
Near the Earth's poles temperatures are lower because sunlight hits the ground at an angle...
more than 90 degrees
less than 90 degrees
14
Atmospheric pressure is measured with a(n)...
scale
barometer
bum knee
altimeter
15
At one time in history it was said that, "The sun never sets on the ______ empire.".
Modestian
Canadian
Mexican
British
