PHSC 210 Quiz 7 Questions with Answers(Graded A):Liberty University

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PHSC 210 Quiz 7  Question 1 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is an example of climate? Selected Answer: The annual rainfall for the Sahara is 1 cm.  Question 2 2 out of 2 points... In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude? Selected Answer: Stratosphe re  Question 3 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is not true about ozone? Selected Answer: It poses no health risk to humans.  Question 4 0 out of 2 points Which of the following gases vary the most in composition of the atmosphere? Selected Answer: Carbon dioxide78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen (figure 13.2). The remaining 1% consists of argon, carbon dioxide, and a variety of trace gasses.  Question 5 2 out of 2 points In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur? Selected Answer: Tropospher e  Question 6 2 out of 2 points How is Earth different than its neighbors, Venus and Mars? Selected Answer: All of the above.  Question 7 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is not a consequence of increased global temperatures? Selected Answer: Hurricane Sandy making landfall in New Jersey  Question 8 0 out of 2 points On average at what time is the hottest temperature of the day reached? Selected Answer: 2 PM whe re the hot est tem pera ture s occu r at 4 PM rath er than noo n  Question 9 0 out of 2 points When transferred from one container to another, which of the following is representative of a liquid? Selected Answer: It changes neither its shape nor its volume. liquids maintain their volume, but not their shape.  Question 10 2 out of 2 points Why is the summer noon sun more intense in Texas than Alaska? Selected Answer: All of the above  Question 11 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is an example of sensible heating? Selected Answer: Water on a stove increases in temperature.  Question 12 0 out of 2 points Which form of energy transport results from rising motion of less dense air? Selected Answer: Conducti on Convecti on  Question 13 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is a description of the Koeppen climate zone designated group B? Selected Answer: Region of low precipitation  Question 14 2 out of 2 points During which of the following months would you expect the number of daylight hours to be the most in the United States? Selected Answer: Jun e  Question 15 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is an example of weather? Selected Answer: Today's high temperature is 32°C.  Question 16 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? Selected Answer: None of the above  Question 17 0 out of 2 points Pressure is defined to be the _________. Selected Answer: none of the above Force per area. More specifically, air pressure is the weight of air above a certain point per unit area. Common units are pounds per square inch (lb/in2), inches of mercury (in Hg) and millibars (mb). as a force per area and is equal to the weight of the atmosphere above that point. At sea level that comes to 14.7 pounds per square inch.  Question 18 0 out of 2 points Which of the following is not an effect of acid rain? Selected Answer: Changes the pH of lakes Rain containing nitrates and sulfates. These pollutants make rain droplets acidic and can stress plants, affect the productivity of soil and change the pH of streams and lakes. Nitrogen and sulfur oxides generated by automobile engines and coal-fired plants combine with water in the atmosphere to form acid rain. Acid rain leaches nutrients from soil, stresses plants, and changes the pH of streams and lakes. The environmental damage from acid rain can contribute to forest dieback  Question 19 2 out of 2 points Atmospheric pressure increases with height. Selected Answer: Fals e  Question 20 2 out of 2 points All objects decrease in size as the temperature goes down. Selected Answer: Fals e  Question 21 2 out of 2 points Greenhouse gases absorb in the [Show More]

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