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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Plane of the equator
B General circulation of the ocean’s currents
C Latitude
D Altitude
E Distribution of land and water
Question #2
A leeward
B windward
C north
D Coriolis
E struck
Question #3
A meteorites
B the burning of coal
C animal decomposition
D vegetation
E solar radiation
Question #4
A argon
B ozone
C carbon dioxide
D sulfur dioxide
E carbon monoxide
Question #5
A Ozone
B Argon
C Neon
D Lightning
E Particulates
Question #6
A erosion
B smog
C precipitation
D wind
E aerosols
Question #7
A a form of oxygen
B a pollutant caused by the burning of fossil fuels
C a form of carbon dioxide
D a naturally occurring substance
E more healthy to breathe than oxygen
Question #8
A homosphere
B troposphere
C heterosphere
D ionosphere
Question #9
A water vapor
B argon
C oxygen
D helium
E nitrogen
Question #10
A ions
B infrared radiation
C helium
D water
E argon
Question #11
A Supplies the oxygen for life
B Screens out much of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation
C Insulates the surface against temperature extremes
D Maintains an envelope of pure oxygen
E Maintains a water supply
Question #12
A act as a lid preventing gases from escaping
B serve as a nucleus for cloud formation
C reduce ultraviolet solar radiation
D provide oxygen for the atmosphere
E initiate violent storms
Question #13
A Carbon dioxide
B Clouds
C Nitrogen
D Oxygen
E Water vapor
Question #14
A parts per trillion
B parts per billion
C parts per thousand
D parts per million
E parts per hundred
Question #15
A Elevation
B Storms
C Latitude
D Longitude
E Distribution of land and water
Question #16
A differentiated because climate studies the stratosphere
B synonyms
C differentiated because climate studies the long-term
D both atmospheric studies based on many decades of data
E differentiated because weather is not covered in your textbook
Question #17
A Africa
B Hollywood
C the equator
D Antarctica
E the United States
Question #18
A Carbon monoxide
B Chlorofluorocarbons
C Photochemical smog
D Water vapor
E Sulfur compounds
Question #19
A Oceans and land cool at about the same rate.
B Land cools more quickly than water.
C Oceans cool more quickly than land.
D Cities near oceans tend to have warmer summers than cities inland.
E Oceans and land can store about the same amount of heat per volume.
Question #20
A ionosphere
B heterosphere
C troposphere
D mesosphere
E stratosphere
Question #21
A exosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, and mesosphere
B stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and troposphere
C thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and troposphere
D troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
E troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and thermosphere
Question #22
A a chemical solution
B the absorption of ultraviolet energy
C the reflection of photons
D CFCs joining with ozone
E photosynthetic activity
Question #23
A unevenly mixed throughout all levels
B unevenly mixed in the lower layers
C evenly mixed throughout all levels
D evenly mixed in the lower layers
E evenly mixed in the upper layers
