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Title: A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States and a cold ...
Post by: Dlarenti on Mar 6, 2018
A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States and a cold southward moving current is found along the west coast.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The thermosphere is where charged particles from the sun interact with air molecules to produce ____.
 A) ozone
  B) auroras
  C) radio waves
  D) humidity

Question 3

Air density is greatest in the ____.
 A) heterosphere
  B) thermosphere
  C) ionosphere
  D) homosphere

Question 4

Which gas is responsible for the temperature inversion in the stratosphere?
 A) carbon dioxide
  B) nitrogen
  C) ozone
  D) argon

Question 5

Jet streams are found within the ____.
 A) thermosphere
  B) tropopause
  C) stratopause
  D) exosphere

Question 6

All of the weather we are familiar with on Earth occurs in the ____.
 A) exosphere
  B) stratosphere
  C) mesosphere
  D) troposphere

Question 7

A radiosonde ____.
 A) measures particulate matter in the atmosphere
  B) monitors surface weather conditions in remote areas
  C) measures the vertical distribution of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity
  D) uses radio waves to determine the height of the ionosphere

Question 8

In a temperature inversion, air temperature ____.
 A) increases with increasing height
  B) decreases with increasing height
  C) increases with decreasing height
  D) remains constant with increasing height


Title: A warm northward flowing ocean current is found along the east coast of the United States and a cold ...
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