Atmosphere MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers - Page 2 for Practice
31. The sky is blue because of:
Correct Answer is: rayleigh scattering.
32. Winds are caused by differences in ................
Correct Answer is: air pressure
33. This is NOT a variable gas:
Correct Answer is: argon.
34. Water vapor in the atmosphere is an important source of:
Correct Answer is: heat.
35. If object A is at 400 K, and object B is at 800 K, then the radiation intensity of object A will be this amount of that the radiation intensity of object B:
Correct Answer is: one-sixteenth.
36. A greenhouse works because:
Correct Answer is: short wave lengths of energy pass through the glass but longer ones cant.
37. Geostrophic flow:
Correct Answer is: occurs when the pressure gradient force equals the Coriolis force.
38. The maximum concentrations of ozone are found in the:
Correct Answer is: stratosphere.
39. Of the following planets, which has the most massive atmosphere?
Correct Answer is: Venus
40. The solar constant:
Correct Answer is: is higher for Earth than for Mars.
41. The Coriolis force:
Correct Answer is: affects the direction of motion.
42. Specific humidity:
Correct Answer is: is a useful measure for comparing water vapor at two different locations.
43. The atmospheric window:
Correct Answer is: allows certain wavelengths of longwave radiation to pass through the atmosphere.
44. As you rise upwards in the atmosphere air pressure ................
Correct Answer is: decreases
45. If the air temperature remains constant, evaporating water into the air will ……………….. the dew point and …………………. the relative humidity.
Correct Answer is: increase, increase.
46. Anticy clones:
Correct Answer is: have clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere.
47. Volcanic outgassing:
Correct Answer is: emits large amounts of water vapor.
48. The radiation emitted by Earth:
Correct Answer is: is primarily absorbed by the atmosphere.
49. A geostrophic wind:
Correct Answer is: flows perpendicular to the pressure gradient force.
50. Cyclones:
Correct Answer is: are associated with low-pressure systems.
51. At what latitude and during what season is the daily-averaged insolation at the top of the atmosphere the greatest?
Correct Answer is: South pole on Dec. 21
52. A missile lunched due south in the Northern Hemisphere will be deflected toward:
Correct Answer is: west.
53. Earth rotation makes global winds curve. This is called the ................
Correct Answer is: Coriolis effect
54. Earth atmosphere is important to living things because it ................
Correct Answer is: provides all the gases that living things need to survive
55. Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called ................
Correct Answer is: conduction
56. Heat from the sun reaches you by ................
Correct Answer is: radiation
57. The two most important greenhouse gases are:
Correct Answer is: CO2 and H2O
58. Which of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas:
Correct Answer is: oxygen.
59. The atmosphere is a(n):
Correct Answer is: selective absorber.
60. Earth atmosphere traps energy from the sun, which ................
Correct Answer is: allows water to exist as liquid
