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Grade 9 Atmosphere
A scientist who studies the weather is known as                .
  1. climatologist
  2. meteorologist
  3. weatherologist
  4. heliologist
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Choose the best description of cirrus clouds.
  1. light, wispy clouds high in the sky
  2. clouds found low to the ground
  3. clouds found on sunny days
  4. storm clouds
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The sequence of the development of a hurricane is
  1. tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane.
  2. tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane.
  3. tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane.
  4. waterspout, tornado, tropical storm, hurricane.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
As you move higher into Earth's atmosphere, air pressure tends to
  1. increase.
  2. decrease.
  3. stays the same.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The ozone layer is part of the               .
  1. troposphere
  2. stratosphere
  3. mesosphere
  4. thermosphere
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which type of weather front does the diagram represent?
Weather - Occluded Front
  1. cold
  2. warm
  3. occluded
  4. stationary
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Places located in high latitudes have
  1. a very warm climate.
  2. the same weather as places in other latitudes.
  3. a mix of extremely hot and extremely cold weather.
  4. the coldest climates on Earth.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which is the layer of the atmosphere that we interact with on a daily basis?
  1. Thermosphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Troposphere
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Which fuels hurricane growth?
  1. cool, dry air
  2. warm, dry air
  3. cool, moist air
  4. warm, moist air
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Elevation and climate
  1. are very closely related.
  2. have little effect on each other.
  3. are two terms for the same condition.
  4. are almost impossible to measure accurately.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The deflection of wind due to the Coriolis effect is strongest at
  1. midnight.
  2. the mid-latitudes.
  3. sunrise.
  4. the equator.
  5. the poles.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Earth's polar areas lie in the
  1. mid-latitudes.
  2. high latitudes.
  3. major latitudes.
  4. low latitudes.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The northern and southern lights are examples of
  1. cosmic rays.
  2. insolation.
  3. auroras.
  4. bright stars.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Places located in the                 have warm to hot climates.
  1. high latitudes
  2. rain shadow
  3. low latitudes
  4. mid-latitudes
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