Chapter 25 Review Questions

The tilt of the Earth’s axis greatly affects the

a) change of Earth’s seasons.

b) hours of daylight.

c) intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface.

d) All of the above.

The tilt of the Earth’s axis greatly affects the

a) change of Earth’s seasons.

b) hours of daylight.

c) intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface.

d) All of the above.

The most abundant gas in the mixture of materials in our atmosphere is

a) argon

b) carbon dioxide

c) nitrogen

d) oxygen

The most abundant gas in the mixture of materials in our atmosphere is

a) argon

b) carbon dioxide

c) nitrogen

d) oxygen

The layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, from top to bottom, are the

a) troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.

b) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.

c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.

d) exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, ozonosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.

The layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, from top to bottom, are the

a) troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.

b) exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.

c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.

d) exosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, ozonosphere, stratosphere, troposphere.

The atmosphere is divided into several layers. The troposphere is the

a) lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,

b) lowest and least dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,

c) atmosphere’s third layer from the earth, and the region with the most dense air.

d) atmosphere’s fourth layer from the Earth, and the region with the least dense air.

The atmosphere is divided into several layers. The troposphere is the

a) lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,

b) lowest and least dense layer of the atmosphere, where the Earth’s weather occurs,

c) atmosphere’s third layer from the earth, and the region with the most dense air.

d) atmosphere’s fourth layer from the Earth, and the region with the least dense air.

Dew, frost, and fog are all different forms of a phase change of water that occurs when

a) warm moist air cools and condenses

b) cold moist air warms and evaporates

c) warm dry air cools and evaporates

d) cold dry air warms and condenses

Dew, frost, and fog are all different forms of a phase change of water that occurs when

a) warm moist air cools and condenses

b) cold moist air warms and evaporates

c) warm dry air cools and evaporates

d) cold dry air warms and condenses

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds develop when warm moist air is forced upward by a wedge of dense air. This scenario is characteristic of a

a) cold front.

b) stationary front.

c) warm front.

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds develop when warm moist air is forced upward by a wedge of dense air. This scenario is characteristic of a

a) cold front.

b) stationary front.

c) warm front.

An air mass generated over the Gulf of Mexico bringing warm moist unstable air to the southeast U.S. would be classified as

a) continental tropicalb) maritime tropicalc) continental arcticd) maritime polar.

An air mass generated over the Gulf of Mexico bringing warm moist unstable air to the southeast U.S. would be classified as

a) continental tropicalb) maritime tropicalc) continental arcticd) maritime polar.

Temperature decreases with altitude in the _____, and increases with altitude in the _____.

a) thermosphere, troposphere

b) mesosphere, ionosphere

c) stratosphere, troposphere

d) troposphere, thermosphere

Temperature decreases with altitude in the _____, and increases with altitude in the _____.

a) thermosphere, troposphere

b) mesosphere, ionosphere

c) stratosphere, troposphere

d) troposphere, thermosphere

Wind is generated in response to

a) temperature differences.

b) pressure differences.

c) the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.

d) All of the above

Wind is generated in response to

a) temperature differences.

b) pressure differences.

c) the unequal heating of Earth’s surface.

d) All of the above

Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure and temperature. In general, air moves from regions of

a) how temperature and high pressure to regions of high temperature and low pressure.

b) high temperature and low pressure to regions of low temperature and high pressure.

c) high temperature and pressure to regions of low temperature and pressure.

d) low temperature and pressure to regions of high temperature and pressure.

Air currents are sensitive to changes in pressure and temperature. In general, air moves from regions of

a) how temperature and high pressure to regions of high temperature and low pressure.

b) high temperature and low pressure to regions of low temperature and high pressure.

c) high temperature and pressure to regions of low temperature and pressure.

d) low temperature and pressure to regions of high temperature and pressure.

Air pressure is produced by

a) the weight of water vapor.

b) the weight of air.

c) the force of wind.

Air pressure is produced by

a) the weight of water vapor.

b) the weight of air.

c) the force of wind.

In a thunderstorm, the falling rain createsa) an updraft that generates a storm cell within the

cloud.b) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it less

dense than the surrounding air.c) an updraft, chilling the air and making it denser

than the surrounding air.d) a downdraft, chilling the air and making it

denser than the surrounding air.