Nt1330 Unit 3 Quiz

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Question 1
1 out of 1 points Heat is transferred from the Sun-warmed surface of the Earth to the cooler overlying troposphere via
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Correct Answer: e. All of these are correct. Question 2 The Bowen ratio has a greater value over a ______ surface than over a ______ surface.
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Selected Answer: b. moist...............dry Correct Answer: a. dry..............moist Question 3
1 out of 1 points Ultimately, the atmosphere circulates because of
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Selected Answer: c. unequal rates of radiational heating and cooling.
Correct Answer: c. unequal rates of radiational heating and cooling. Question 4
1 out of 1 points
212.....100 Question 11
1 out of 1 points The ______features a relatively high concentration of electrically charged particles.
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Selected Answer: d. ionosphere Correct Answer: d. ionosphere Question 12
1 out of 1 points During photosynthesis, green plants remove ______ from the atmosphere and release ______ to the atmosphere.
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Selected Answer: b. carbon dioxide..............oxygen
Correct Answer: b. carbon dioxide..............oxygen Question 13
1 out of 1 points The source(s) of atmospheric aerosols is (are)
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Selected Answer: e.
All of these are correct.
Correct Answer: e.
All of these are correct. Question 14
1 out of 1 points The solar wind
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Selected Answer: d.
All of the above are correct.
Correct Answer: d.
All of the above are correct. Question 15
1 out of 1 points Carbon dioxide was an abundant gas in the atmosphere in Earth's past. Its subsequent decline was caused primarily by
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Selected Answer: b. cycling into the ocean, sediments, and bedrock.
Correct Answer: b. cycling into the ocean, sediments, and