12.3: Questions
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Question 1 The stratification of the atmosphere refers to the_____of air pressure with elevation.
Decrease
Increase
Constant value
Unpredictability
Question 2 The concentration of air molecules in the atmosphere is measured by
Pressure
Mass
Weight
Temperature
Question 3 What drives the difference of air concentration with elevation?
Temperature
Wind
Geometric shape of Earth
Gravity
Question 4 To what height does the atmosphere extend?
1 km
10 km
100 km
1000 km
Question 5 Which are the three lowest zones in atmospheric structure, in order from the lowest?
Troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere
Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere
Mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
Troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere
Question 6 What is the transition between Earth's atmosphere and the space beyond?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Question 7 What is the height of troposphere at the equator?
16 km
12 km
10 km
8 km
Question 8 Why is the troposphere thinner at the poles than at the equator?
Lower temperature
Higher temperature
Lower pressure
Higher Pressure
Question 9 In the troposphere, how does temperature and pressure change with altitude?
Temperature decreases, pressure increases
Temperature increases, pressure increases
Temperature deceases, pressure decreases
Temperature increases, pressure increases
Question 10 Vertical atmospheric motion in the troposphere is driven by changes in
Temperature (heat)
Pressure (density)
Day-night cycles
Summer-winter cycles
Question 11 The stratosphere goes up to the altitude of
12 km
24 km
36 km
50 km
Question 12 The atmospheric pressure in the stratosphere is
Very low
Very high
Varies in unpredictable ways
Zero
Question 13 In the stratosphere, temperature_____with elevation>
Increases
Decreases
Oscillates up and down
Does not show any pattern
Question 14 The ozone molecular layer resides in
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Question 15 Why is the ozone layer important?
It absorbs much of the Sun’s ultraviolet rediation
It generates oxygen
It cleans the atmosphere
It causes warming of the atmosphere
Question 16 What causes the depletion of the ozone layer in earth's atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Dust storms
Increased world human population
Question 17 In the troposphere, increases in ozone concentration causes
Exposure to the Sun ultraviolet radiation
Atmospheric smog
Warming of the atmosphere
Increase in ozone centration in the stratosphere
Question 18 The maximum amount of water vapor that can be dissolved in the atmosphere
Increases with temperature
Decreases with temperature
Shows not trend with temperature
Is constant throughout temperatures
Question 19 As more water vapor molecules are dissolved in the air, they displace
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen and oxygen
Ozone
Helium
Question 20 Given temperature and pressure, moist air is_____dry air.
Less dense than
More dense than
Equally dense as
Unpredictable in density compared to
Question 21 A volume of air to which water vapor has been added
Tends to subside
Tends to rise
Tends to move toward the poles
Tends to move toward the equator
Question 22 How is water vapor added to the atmosphere?
By evaporation from the ocean
By condensation of clouds
By boiling of water in human households
By subsiding of dry air
Question 23 How is water vapor removed from the atmosphere?
By evaporation from the ocean
By condensation of clouds
By melting of glaciers
By subsiding of dry air
Question 24 Adiabatic cooling of air is cooling by
Expansion of the air
Conduction from cooling agent (e.g., ice)
Compression of the air
Electromagnetic radiation
Question 25 When air rises, water vapor condenses into liquid droplets because
Adiabatic expansion on air
Adiabatic compression on air
Heating on the rising air by surrounding air
Cooling on the rising air by surrounding air
Question 26 What process release latent heat that causes evaporation of water from surface?
Condensation of water vapor in droplets
Evaporation of water vapor from ocean
Freezing of water into ice at surface
Melting of glaciers at surface into liquid water