Choose the best answer.
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1 | | Pressure can be expressed as mass per unit area. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2 | | If, by some miracle, you found yourself in the thermosphere, you would feel hot. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3 | | Nitrogen and argon, two of the atmosphere's major constituents, are inert (or noble) gases, meaning that they do not react easily with other substances. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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4 | | The stratosphere is a highly unstable layer of the atmosphere, due to the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | | Molecules at a greater temperature will have a greater amount of kinetic energy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6 | | On a long-term, global basis, there is a surplus of water entering into storage from the atmosphere. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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7 | | An object's weight is constant unlike mass, which is dependent upon gravity. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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8 | | An object at a higher temperature will always have a greater amount of thermal energy than one at a lower temperature. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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9 | | Ultraviolet radiation is responsible for the creation and destruction of ozone. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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10 | | Ozone can be considered both a pollutant and a necessary constituent, depending upon the part of the atmosphere in which it is found. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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