Atmosphere MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers - Page 3 | Quiz for Practice
Atmosphere MCQ Questions 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.
