Layer of the Atmosphere
Air Mass
Weather
Pollution
Fronts
100
What do you see in the troposphere?
Clouds, Weather, and Air Pollution
100
What type of air mass that forms over land is described as warm and dry?
Continental Tropical (cT)
100
Atmospheric pressure is measured with a(n)
A.altimeter.
B.barometer.
C. scale.
B.barometer.
100
Percentage of public schools with poor air quality.
A. 25%
B. 70%
C. 30%
B. 70%
100
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COLD FRONT
200
The ___________ is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
200
What type of air mass would best label the dark red pentagon?
Continental Tropical
200
Which is most often a result of a warm air mass moving over a cooler air mass?
A. A decrease in cloud cover
B. An increase in precipitation
C. An increase in air pressure
B. An increase in precipitation
200
Which is a major source of air pollution created by humans?
A. Hydroelectric plants
B. Industrial factories
C. Reforestation
B. Industrial factories
200
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Warm Front
300
Why do planes fly in the stratosphere?
A. Avoid weather in the troposphere
B. to receive better radio communication
C. to fly at supersonic speeds without air resistance
A. Avoid weather in the troposphere
300
What type of air mass would you expect from the blue pentagons with green arrows?
Maritime Polar
300
Where do most tornadoes occur?
A. Tornado alley
B. California Alley
C. Tennessee
A. Tornado Alley
300
What is the best definition of anthropogenic?
A. Animal actions causing pollution
B. Human actions causing pollution
C. Pollution from ants
B. Human actions causing pollution
300
Occluded
400
The earth’s atmosphere is mainly composed of which three gases?
A. argon, methane and oxygen
B. helium, oxygen and radon
C. argon, nitrogen and oxygen
C. argon, nitrogen and oxygen
400
What type of air mass would you expect from the orange pentagons with pink arrows?
Maritime Tropical
400
Which front does this symbolize? What weather causes it?
Stationary front.
Cloudy with rain or snow
400
Brown smog is caused by
A. Vehicle Exhaust
B. Industrial work
C Farms/cows
A. Vehicle Exhaust
400
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Stationary Front
500
What is the correct order of the atmosphere layers (lowest to highest)?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
500
What type of weather would you expect
500
A high pressure system creates a _______________ day
A. Rainy
B. Sunny and clear
C. Lousy and dreary
B. Sunny and clear
500
2 Types of pollution and the difference
Primary - directly from a source
Secondary - created in the presence of sunlight, water, or oxygen