Question 1

The cloud streaks left by aircraft at high altitudes consist of

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A)  water droplets. 
B)  ice crystals. 
C)  carbon dioxide crystals. 
D)  unburned fuel. 
A)  water droplets. 
B)  ice crystals. 
C)  carbon dioxide crystals. 
D)  unburned fuel.

Question 2

The higher the temperature of a volume of air, the

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A)  more water vapor it can hold. 
B)  less water vapor it can hold. 
C)  greater its possible relative humidity. 
D)  lower its possible relative humidity. 
A)  more water vapor it can hold. 
B)  less water vapor it can hold. 
C)  greater its possible relative humidity. 
D)  lower its possible relative humidity.

Question 3

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

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A)  water vapor. 
B)  carbon dioxide. 
C)  oxygen. 
D)  ozone. 
A)  water vapor. 
B)  carbon dioxide. 
C)  oxygen. 
D)  ozone.

Question 4

Most of the world's water is found

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A)  in lakes and rivers. 
B)  in clouds. 
C)  frozen in Greenland and Antarctica. 
D)  in the oceans. 
A)  in lakes and rivers. 
B)  in clouds. 
C)  frozen in Greenland and Antarctica. 
D)  in the oceans.

Question 5

At an equinox, the noon sun is

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A)  overhead at the north pole. 
B)  overhead at the equator. 
C)  at its highest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere. 
D)  at its highest point in the sky in the southern hemisphere. 
A)  overhead at the north pole. 
B)  overhead at the equator. 
C)  at its highest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere. 
D)  at its highest point in the sky in the southern hemisphere.

Question 6

The doldrums of the equatorial regions

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A)  have abundant rainfall. 
B)  are extremely dry. 
C)  have steady westerly winds. 
D)  are also called the horse latitudes. 
A)  have abundant rainfall. 
B)  are extremely dry. 
C)  have steady westerly winds. 
D)  are also called the horse latitudes.

Question 7

Which of the following does not describe a jet stream?

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A)  occurs at high altitudes 
B)  has relatively high wind speeds 
C)  is relatively narrow in width 
D)  may blow in any direction 
A)  occurs at high altitudes 
B)  has relatively high wind speeds 
C)  is relatively narrow in width 
D)  may blow in any direction

Question 8

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

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A)  oxygen. 
B)  nitrogen. 
C)  carbon dioxide. 
D)  argon. 
A)  oxygen. 
B)  nitrogen. 
C)  carbon dioxide. 
D)  argon.

Question 9

Temperature differences between summer and winter are greatest

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A)  on the western edges of continents. 
B)  on the eastern edges of continents. 
C)  in continental interiors. 
D)  in oceanic islands such as Hawaii and the Azores. 
A)  on the western edges of continents. 
B)  on the eastern edges of continents. 
C)  in continental interiors. 
D)  in oceanic islands such as Hawaii and the Azores.

Question 10

A very narrow cyclonic storm is called a

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A)  hurricane. 
B)  typhoon. 
C)  tornado. 
D)  tsunami. 
A)  hurricane. 
B)  typhoon. 
C)  tornado. 
D)  tsunami.

Question 11

You are facing a wind associated with a cyclonic weather system in the southern hemisphere. The center of the system is

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A)  in front of you. 
B)  behind you. 
C)  on your right. 
D)  on your left. 
A)  in front of you. 
B)  behind you. 
C)  on your right. 
D)  on your left.

The cloud streaks left by aircraft at high altitudes consist of

The higher the temperature of a volume of air, the

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

Most of the world's water is found

At an equinox, the noon sun is

The doldrums of the equatorial regions

Which of the following does not describe a jet stream?

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

Temperature differences between summer and winter are greatest

A very narrow cyclonic storm is called a

You are facing a wind associated with a cyclonic weather system in the southern hemisphere. The center of the system is

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The cloud streaks left by aircraft at high altitudes consist of

The higher the temperature of a volume of air, the

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

Most of the world's water is found

At an equinox, the noon sun is

The doldrums of the equatorial regions

Which of the following does not describe a jet stream?

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

Temperature differences between summer and winter are greatest

A very narrow cyclonic storm is called a

You are facing a wind associated with a cyclonic weather system in the southern hemisphere. The center of the system is

The Scientific Method

Motion

Energy

Energy and the Future

Matter and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Waves

The Nucleus

The Atom

The Periodic Law

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The Evolving Earth

The Solar System

The Stars

The Universe Galaxies

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