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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: The Atmosphere
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1. The North Pole has a higher noon Sun angle than New York City on this date.
2. A very important control of the DAILY range of temperature is ________.
3. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ________.
4. On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is reflected back to space?
5. The 90˚ angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Cancer on ________.
6. Which one of the gases listed below is more important meteorologically (that is, is more important in weather processes) than the others?
7. If the maximum temperature for a particular day is 26˚C and the minimum temperature is 14˚C, the daily mean would be ________.
8. Fifty percent of the gases making up the atmosphere are found below ________.
9. The fall equinox in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on this date.
10. The two most important heat absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are ________.
11. With which of the following is dust in the atmosphere associated?
12. Two cities are located at the same latitude (40˚). City A is in the Southern Hemisphere and City B is in the Northern Hemisphere. Assume the two cities reflect the general characteristics of the hemispheres where they are located. Which city should have the largest annual temperature range?
13. Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way.
14. The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on ________.
15. Ozone is concentrated in the ________.
16. Ozone filters out most of the ________ radiation in sunlight.
17. The triatomic form of oxygen (O3) is known as ________.
18. The annual range of temperature may be described as the difference between ________.
19. A place located along a windward coast will probably have ________.
20. Two cities are located at the same latitude (40˚). City A is in the Southern Hemisphere and City B is in the Northern Hemisphere. Assume the two cities reflect the general characteristics of the hemispheres where they are located. Which city should have the warmest winter temperatures?
21. This process involves the movement of a mass or substance.
22. Which one of the following statements is true about the equinoxes?
23. The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity is
24. On this date the length of daylight gets progressively longer going south from the equator.
25. The storage of heat in the lower layer of the atmosphere produced by certain heat absorbing gases is called the ________.

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