Exam 1: Introduction to the Atmosphere

The oceans cover about 50 percent of the earth's surface.

The stratosphere is home to a layer of gas known as ________.

The depletion of stratospheric ozone is primarily a problem only in urban areas.

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place defines the term ________.

Which of the following statements is an expression of climate?

Which of the following is NOT a variable component of the atmosphere?

The tropopause is found where the air temperature stops decreasing with height.

The earth's physical environment is traditionally divided into three major parts,one solid,one liquid,and one gaseous.List these three parts.

Scientific hypotheses are rejected when they do not agree with observed data.

Which of the following is the MOST important atmospheric component with regard to the earth's climate and the formation of weather systems?

If a scientific theory is to be accepted and considered useful,it must be able to: ________.

The vertical temperature structure of the troposphere is described by:

Which of the following associations is CORRECT?

Which of the following is an example of an interface?

The environmental lapse rate is not constant.

"Average weather" is an adequate definition of climate.

The ionosphere is a region within the stratosphere.

Discuss the role of ozone in the upper atmosphere.In your discussion,explain what ozone does,how it is threatened,and what legislation has been enacted in order to protect it.

-The name of the instrument being launched with a weather balloon in the photograph above is:

This atmospheric component absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.