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Atmosphere Post Test Study Guide
1. What happens to the temperature of the troposphere as the
distance from the surface of the Earth increases?
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2. Dense air pressing down on the Earth’s surface will likely create
what?
A. Low Humidity
B. Heavy precipitation
C. High pressure
D. All of the above
3. What causes wind?
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4. If a mass of warm air cools down, what will happen to its volume
and density?
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5. What factors are necessary for precipitation to form along fronts?
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6. What does a barometer measure and how does it work?
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7. What is the relationship between the temperature of air and its
density?
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8. True or False: When air heats up, its volume increases but its
mass stays exactly the same.
9. As the temperature of a gas increases, what will also increase?
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10.True or False: A decrease in density as air is heated causes it to
rise above cooler, more dense air.
11.True or False: Atmospheric pressure will change as a front moves
across an area.
12.Describe what is likely to immediately happen in the scene below.
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13.What direction is the warm air front moving on the map below?
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14.Examine the map of Pennsylvania below. What is most likely to
happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Air from zone B will flow into C.
Air from zone C will flow into B.
No change will take place.
Air from zone B will move into zone A.
15.If air mass B in the picture below suddenly rises, what will
happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Air mass A and air mass C will move farther apart.
Air mass C will become more dense.
Air mass A and C will move closer together.
Air mass A will become more dense.
16.Which zone on the map represents the lowest pressure zone?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
17.Look at the weather map. Which of the statements below is true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Areas A, B, and C will have winds of the same force.
Area C will have the strongest wind.
Area A will have the strongest wind.
Areas B and C will have winds of the same force.
18.Define atmosphere.
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19.What is condensation?
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20.What is evaporation?
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21.Name the layers of the atmosphere starting with the lowest.
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22.In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
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23.What is another name for the aurora borealis?
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24.Name a characteristic of the thermosphere.
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25.How does increasing altitude affect air pressure and density?
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26.Name the two types of barometers that we discussed in class.
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27.What is the formula for calculating density?
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28. What is Charles Law?
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29.Define front.
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30.Define air mass.
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