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