Earth Science Exam #3

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This exam cover the atmosphere, pollution, and glaciers

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1.

Where is the world's largest ice sheet located today?
- A.
  
  A) Russia, Siberia
- B.
  
  B) Greenland
- C.
  
  C) Iceland
- D.
  
  D) Antarctica
2.

Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?
- A.
  
  A) show evidence of past or present flow
- B.
  
  Exist only in the Northern Hemisphere
- C.
  
  C) form from the recrystallization of snow
- D.
  
  D) originate on land
3.

A fiord is a ________.
- A.
  
  A) a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.
- B.
  
  B) lake in a cirque
- C.
  
  C) valley before it was glaciated
- D.
  
  D) period of the Ice Age
4.

________ is an irregular, usually thin till layer laid down by a retreating glacier.
- A.
  
  A) Ground moraine
- B.
  
  B) Outwash blanket
- C.
  
  C) Kame sheet
- D.
  
  D) Kame
5.

A broad accumulation of stratified drift deposited adjacent to the downstream edge of an end moraine is a ________.
- A.
  
  A) kame terrace
- B.
  
  B) ground moraine
- C.
  
  C) outwash plain
- D.
  
  D) esker
6.

When ice forms from seawater, the remaining seawater will have a:
- A.
  
  A) higher salinity
- B.
  
  B) lighter color
- C.
  
  C) darker color
- D.
  
  D) higher temperature
7.

The atmospheric component that contributes to the majority of greenhouse warming on Earth is
- A.
  
  A) methane
- B.
  
  B) water vapor
- C.
  
  C) ozone
- D.
  
  D) carbon dioxide
8.

Ozone: .
- A.
  
  A) exists primarily in the troposphere
- B.
  
  B) is very difficult to split into diatomic oxygen and monatomic oxygen.
- C.
  
  C) absorbs ultraviolet light.
- D.
  
  D) typically reaches its greatest concentrations near the ground and near major cities.
9.

The troposphere:
- A.
  
  A) has height that is relatively consistent at about ten kilometers.
- B.
  
  B) is characterized in part by vertical mixing of air.
- C.
  
  C) stays about the same temperature above three kilometers.
- D.
  
  D) contains a bit less than half the atmosphere's mass.
10.

The atmosphere is a mixture of:
- A.
  
  A) moisture and gas molecules only.
- B.
  
  B) precipitation and air.
- C.
  
  C) particulate matter and water.
- D.
  
  D) gas molecules, small particulates, and moisture.
11.

Carbon dioxide is an important variable gas because:
- A.
  
  A) it is widely distributed throughout the atmosphere.
- B.
  
  B) it has been increasing steadily since the early 900s.
- C.
  
  C) it is a "greenhouse" gas.
- D.
  
  D) all of the above
12.

Ozone is found primarily in the ________ and is important because of ________.
- A.
  
  A) mesosphere; it makes the mid-levels of the atmosphere cold
- B.
  
  B) troposphere; it enhances thunderstorm development
- C.
  
  C) thermosphere; it makes the upper levels of the atmosphere very warm
- D.
  
  D) stratosphere; its interaction with ultraviolet radiation
13.

The four layers of the atmosphere from the top down are: .
- A.
  
  A) stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere.
- B.
  
  B) thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
- C.
  
  C) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.
- D.
  
  D) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere.
14.

The "stratosphere" warms because of: .
- A.
  
  A) the injection of moisture by high-flying jet aircraft.
- B.
  
  B) dust and dirt deposited by volcanoes
- C.
  
  C) the injection of moisture by meteors.
- D.
  
  D) the interaction of ozone and ultraviolet light
15.

The atmosphere consists of a mixture of gas molecules and precipitation
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Large volcanic eruptions are more likely to bring a cooler climate than a warmer climate
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

The Coriolis Effect is zero at:
- A.
  
  A) sunrise
- B.
  
  B) the Poles
- C.
  
  C) the upper atmosphere
- D.
  
  D) the Equator
18.

Which of the following are processes that occur under the Hydrologic Cycle?
- A.
  
  A) evaporation
- B.
  
  B) infiltration
- C.
  
  C) precipitation
- D.
  
  D) all of the above
19.

As the temperature increases, generally, the relative humidity:
- A.
  
  A) is unaffected
- B.
  
  B) decreases.
- C.
  
  C) is erratic.
- D.
  
  D) increases
20.

Adiabatic processes:
- A.
  
  A) are usually not reversible.
- B.
  
  B) often involve changes both in temperature and pressure.
- C.
  
  C) are relatively uncommon in the atmosphere.
- D.
  
  D) occur with the addition or loss of energy.
21.

A parcel of rising air is least likely to do this:
- A.
  
  A) reach the lifting condensation level
- B.
  
  B) contract.
- C.
  
  C) reach an area of lower pressure.
- D.
  
  D) cool.
22.

Air that contains as much water as it can hold:
- A.
  
  A) has a very low relative humidity
- B.
  
  . B) is very heavy.
- C.
  
  C) cannot be lifted very high.
- D.
  
  D) is saturated.
23.

The chief source of Los Angeles air pollution is:
- A.
  
  A) fog from the ocean.
- B.
  
  B) coal-burning electricity plants.
- C.
  
  C) automobile exhaust
- D.
  
  . D) industrial pollutants.
24.

Small suspended solids and liquids are called:
- A.
  
  A) precipitation.
- B.
  
  B) smog.
- C.
  
  C) particulates
- D.
  
  D) all of the above
25.

The following types of fog would be associated with areas where smoke combines with damp air.
- A.
  
  A) London-type smog.
- B.
  
  B) Albequerque-type fog.
- C.
  
  C) Los Angeles-type smog
- D.
  
  D) Cairo-type fog.