Exam 14: Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

A characteristic feature of the stratosphere is the presence of

The higher the temperature of a volume of air, the

On a summer night, coastal land cools below the temperature of the nearby sea.The result is a "land breeze" that blows

Ice ages

Of the following gases, the least abundant in the atmosphere is

If nothing else changed, an increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere would cause its

CFC and HCFC gases, which are widely used in refrigeration and in foam plastics, catalyze the breakdown in the upper atmosphere of

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that warms the

The cloud streaks left by aircraft at high altitudes consist of

Water covers

Of the following gases, the most abundant in the atmosphere is

A wind in the Northern Hemisphere begins to blow toward the north.Because of the Coriolis effect the wind is deflected

A very narrow cyclonic storm is called a

A temperature inversion that acts to trap smog in localities such as Los Angeles consists of

At an equinox, the noon sun is

The atmosphere constituent chiefly responsible for absorbing solar ultraviolet radiation is

An isobar is

Rain is not usually associated with

A wind in the Southern Hemisphere begins to blow toward the north.Because of the Coriolis effect the wind is deflected

Atmospheric pressure is half its sea-level value at an altitude of about