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Which layer of the atmosphere is home to the Ozone layer?
Which layer of the atmosphere is home to the Ozone layer?
- Troposphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere
- Stratosphere (correct)
What is the range of wavelengths for infrared light?
What is the range of wavelengths for infrared light?
- 1-400 nanometers
- Beyond violet light
- Below red light
- 2.5 micrometers (um) to 750 nanometers (nm) (correct)
What is the main source of energy for planet Earth?
What is the main source of energy for planet Earth?
- Ultraviolet light
- Infrared light
- Visible light
- Solar radiation (correct)
What is the force exerted on an object by the air surrounding it called?
What is the force exerted on an object by the air surrounding it called?
What is the measure of water vapor within a given air mass called?
What is the measure of water vapor within a given air mass called?
What is the movement of air within the atmosphere called?
What is the movement of air within the atmosphere called?
Which of the following is a result of wave refraction?
Which of the following is a result of wave refraction?
What is the purpose of a groin in coastal communities?
What is the purpose of a groin in coastal communities?
What is the primary disadvantage of beach nourishment as a coastal stabilization method?
What is the primary disadvantage of beach nourishment as a coastal stabilization method?
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the calm layer just above the troposphere?
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the calm layer just above the troposphere?
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What is the process by which sand and sediment are transported along the coast?
What is the process by which sand and sediment are transported along the coast?
Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium to move through?
Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium to move through?
What is the general term used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air?
What is the general term used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air?
Which type of cloud is high and thin?
Which type of cloud is high and thin?
What happens when the relative humidity reaches 100%?
What happens when the relative humidity reaches 100%?
Which method of heat transfer uses the movement of fluids?
Which method of heat transfer uses the movement of fluids?
What determines the average daily weather recorded over a long period of time in a specific geographical region?
What determines the average daily weather recorded over a long period of time in a specific geographical region?
What is the temperature at which air must be cooled, without change to air pressure or moisture content, to reach saturation?
What is the temperature at which air must be cooled, without change to air pressure or moisture content, to reach saturation?
Which of the following statements is true about the shoreline and coastline?
Which of the following statements is true about the shoreline and coastline?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that can impact shoreline ecology?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that can impact shoreline ecology?
What is the main cause of coastal erosion?
What is the main cause of coastal erosion?
What are headlands?
What are headlands?
What is wave refraction?
What is wave refraction?
What are sea arches?
What are sea arches?
