Exam 19: The Atmosphere

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The top of the stratosphere is called the

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The fraction of incident light that a body reflects is called its ______________.

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The horizontal movement of air is called

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The heat index accounts for the "real feel" due to the effects of

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On a particular day,the air temperature is 75°F.If lowering the air temperature by 9° would cause the air to be saturated,what is the relative humidity?

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The principal greenhouse gases are ______________ and ______________.

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The rate of temperature decrease with altitude is called the ______________.

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The atmospheric division that lies directly above the stratosphere is the ______________.

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Radio waves,of sufficient frequency,pass through which of the following ion layers?

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The velocity-dependent force that produces air motion and is associated with Earth's rotation is called the ______________.

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The blueness of the sky results from ______________.

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The ozone layer causes a temperature increase in the

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The coldest region of the atmosphere is the

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Which of the following units is used to express atmospheric pressure?

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The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

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The transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called the

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Air circulation around a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere as viewed from above is

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The study of all aspects of the atmosphere is called ______________.

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Precipitation is measured with

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Weather occurs in the

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