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Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which type of weather front does the diagram represent?
Weather - Cold Front
  1. cold
  2. warm
  3. occluded
  4. stationary
Grade 9 Atmosphere

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During which process does water vapor change to a liquid state?
  1. condensation
  2. deposition
  3. melting
  4. sublimation
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The job of gathering weather data and predicting weather is the job of
  1. weather stations.
  2. the U.S. Weather Service.
  3. the federal government.
  4. Wall Street.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which type of weather front does the diagram represent?
Weather - Warm Front
  1. cold
  2. warm
  3. occluded
  4. stationary
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which type of weather front does the diagram represent?
Weather - Stationary Front
  1. cold
  2. warm
  3. occluded
  4. stationary
Grade 9 Atmosphere
A/An                 cloud is often associated with fair weather.
  1. cumulus
  2. nimbostratus
  3. stratus
  4. altostratus
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Winds that change direction from season to season are
  1. trade winds.
  2. monsoons.
  3. jet streams.
  4. prime meridian.
  5. ITCZ.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
What is the atmospheric layer that is closest to Earth's surface?
  1. troposphere
  2. ozone
  3. thermosphere
  4. stratosphere
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The ozone layer is vitally important to supporting life on Earth because it
  1. keeps all the oxygen from floating out into space.
  2. absorbs ultraviolet radiation from Sun.
  3. filters pollution from the air.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
A spiral of wind rotating around a region of low pressure is called a(n)
  1. gyre.
  2. cyclone.
  3. anticyclone.
  4. jet stream.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is included in the biosphere?
  1. Stratosphere
  2. Mesosphere
  3. Troposphere
  4. Thermosphere
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which best describes the Coriolis effect?
  1. the appearance of change in wind direction due to shifts in the climate
  2. the movement of the westerlies toward the trade winds
  3. the combination of various wind patterns around the globe
  4. the deflection of moving air, causing it to turn to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere
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