ENVS 1000 Midterm 2 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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ENVS 1000 Midterm 2 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
what are the two most common gases in Earth's Atmosphere?
a. nitrogen and oxygen
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. water vapor and oxygen
d. hydrogen and oxygen ANS nitrogen and oxygen
Of the following gases in Earth's atmos...
ENVS 1000 Midterm 2 Questions And Answers With
Verified Solutions
what are the two most common gases in Earth's Atmosphere?
a. nitrogen and oxygen
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. water vapor and oxygen
d. hydrogen and oxygen ANS nitrogen and oxygen
Of the following gases in Earth's atmosphere, which one is the LEAST chemically reactive?
a. ozone
b. nitrogen oxides
c. nitrogen
d. oxygen ANS Nitrogen
Which of the following statements is true of air outside an airplane cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet?
a. the air is warmer than at sea level
b. there is higher air pressure at 35,000 feet than at sea level
c. the air contains more molecules per unit area than at sea level
d. the air is less dense than at sea level ANS The air is less dense than at sea level
The stratosphere has a greater _______ than the troposphere
a. air density
b. amount of turbulence
c. concentration of ozone
d. number of organisms ANS Concentration of ozone
(stratosphere is higher than troposphere)
,Which of the following best explains why Earth is so much warmer near the equator than near the poles?
a. Earth's path through space takes it much closer to the sun in the summer than in the winter
b. Earth leans toward the sun in the summer and away in the winter
c. Solar energy hits Earth near the equator more directly and this is less spread out that the solar energy hitting
Earth near the poles
d. warmer areas of Eartha re much closer to the sun than colder areas ANS Solar energy hits Earth near the
equator more directly and this is less spread out that the solar energy hitting Earth near the poles
Which of the following occurs as air circulates in the atmosphere?
a. air becomes denser as it cools
b. cold air rises
c. moisture in rising air condenses as the air cools
d. as air rises, its density increases ANS moisture in rising air condenses as the air cools
Where are the descending air flows of the Hadley cells located?
a. near the equator
b. near 60 degrees north and south latitude
c. near the North and South poles
d. near 30 degrees north and south latitude ANS near 30 degrees north and south latitude
(air in Hadley cells (equator) rises and is replaced by a flow of cooler air from higher latitudes
The Coriolis effect is caused by:
a. the condensation of moisture in the air rising in the atmosphere
b. the deflection of global wind patterns as they approach mountain ranges
c. the uneven heating of Earth's surface
d. the rotation of Earth ANS the rotation of Earth
,Which of the following correctly describes the westerlies?
a. winds blowing from the west in equatorial latitudes
b. winds blowing towards the west in middle latitudes
c. winds blowing towards the west in equatorial latitudes
d. winds blowing from the west in middle latitudes ANS winds blowing from the west in mid latitudes
The polar jet streams are:
a. fast moving currents of air located directly above the North and South poles
b. located in the upper troposphere, near the boundary between the Ferrel and Polar cells
c. fast-moving waterways found in the Arctic, formed from the melting of polar ice caps caused by global warming
d. caused by winds funneling through mountain valleys and through "canyons" created by tall building in urban
areas ANS located in the upper troposphere, near the boundary between the Ferrel and Polar cells
Major storms form:
a. wherever winds are traveling from areas of high to low pressure
b. where descending air currents carry rain or snow down to Earth's surface
c. when air at Earth's surface becomes supersaturated with moisture
d. in areas of low atmospheric pressure ANS in areas of low atmospheric pressure
Monsoons form:
a. during the summer in polar regions
b. where strong jet stream winds carry moisture-laden air across continents
c. along the equator, where descending air currents carry moisture from the upper troposphere down to Earth's
surface
d. in areas where there is a large difference in temperature between land and ocean ANS in areas where there
is a large difference in temperature between land and ocean
, Which of the following locations is most likely to experience a flooding June rainstorm with precipitation greater
than 6 cm?
a. a city with a mean June precipitation of 0.1 cm and high variance
b. a city with a mean June precipitation of 5 cm and high variance
c. a city with a mean June precipitation of 6 cm and low variance
d. a city with a mean June precipitation of 5 cm and low variance ANS a city with a mean June precipitation of 5
cm and high variance
How do weather and climate differ?
a. weather describes short-term climate patterns, while climate describes short term weather patterns
b. the terms technically mean the same thing
c. weather is a description of a short term atmospheric conditions, while climate is a description of average
atmospheric conditions over a long period of time
d. weather is a description of average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time, while climate is a
description of short term atmospheric conditions ANS weather is a description of a short term atmospheric
conditions, while climate is a description of average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time
Which of the following accurately describes the Dust Bowl?
a. the dust bowl is a dry region of Texas and Oklahoma
b. the dust bowl caused 30,000 deaths in Europe in 2003
c. the dust bowl occurred in the 1930s as a result of poor farming practices combined with an ongoing drought
d. the dust bowl is a large crater sound within the sea of tranquility on the surface of the moon ANS the dust
bowl occurred in the 1930s as a result of poor farming practices combined with an ongoing drought
Nitrogen Oxides ANS include nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
= NOx
How are Nitrogen Oxides produced? ANS produced during the burning of fossil fuels when nitrogen from the
atmosphere (N2) is split apart at high temperatures and then combines with oxygen
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