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Geography Midterm

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Geography Quiz am Geography Midterm, erstellt von Natalie Stake-Mitchell am 09/09/2018.
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The average length of time that individual molecules of a given substance remain in the atmosphere is called the:
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  • residence time
  • steady state
  • thermocline
  • travel time

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Methane:
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  • is a permanent gas
  • is a good reflector of thermal radiation
  • is removed from the atmosphere by the digestive processes of cattle
  • has increased in concentration over the last 50 or so years

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The aurora borealis:
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  • is a different type of physical phenomenon than the aurora australis
  • gains its energy from sunlight reflected from Earth
  • is typically strongest near the equator
  • emits light as electrons move from higher orbits around the nucleus to lower ones

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Relatively speaking, the earth's atmosphere is:
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  • very thick when compared to the earth's diameter
  • very thin when compared to the earth's diameter
  • stops at the top of the troposphere
  • stops when we reach "space"

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The maximum concentrations of ozone are found in the:
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  • troposphere
  • mesosphere
  • ionosphere
  • stratosphere

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Which of the following will increase given an increase in pressure?
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  • mass
  • density
  • volume
  • none of the above

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The atmosphere is a mixture of:
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  • precipitation and air
  • particulate matter and water
  • gas molecules, small particulates, and moisture
  • moisture and gas molecules only

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The D-layer of the ionosphere:
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  • has most of its electrons combines with positively charges ions at night
  • lies above the E-layer
  • is transparent to AM radio waves
  • has no significant effect on AM radio waves

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The four layers of the atmosphere from the top down are:
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  • troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
  • thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere
  • stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere
  • thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

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The thermosphere:
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  • has a low heat content
  • would feel very hot to an austronaut
  • is characterized by a decrease in temperature as height increases
  • is part of the homosphere

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Aerosols:
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  • include cloud droplets
  • have little effect on weather
  • are formed by physical processes, not chemical processes
  • can be either solid or liquid

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the troposphere:
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  • has height that is relatively consistent at about ten kilometers
  • stays about the same temperate above three kilometers
  • contains a bit less than half the atmosphere's mass
  • is characterized in part by vertical mixing of air

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The "stratosphere" warms because of:
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  • dust and dirt deposited by volcanoes
  • the interaction of ozone and ultraviolet light
  • the interjection of moisture by meteors
  • the interjection of moisture by high-flying jet aircraft

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The atmosphere:
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  • has vertical wind speeds that are typically around one-tenth that of horizontal wind speeds
  • is about as deep as the planet is wide
  • is more than 99 percent contained within the first 60 miles from the earth's surface
  • has not changed substantially in composition since the earth formed over four billion years ago

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What do you notice concerning the percentage of permanent gasses throughout the atmosphere (all levels)?
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  • it varies significantly from the surface up
  • it varies significantly only at the troposphere
  • it is the same throughout the atmosphere from the surface up
  • it varies only in the mesosphere

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Carbon dioxide:
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  • comprises up to two percent of the atmospheric gases
  • is being removed from the atmosphere faster than it is being inputted
  • is removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis
  • is not present in significant amounts in the atmosphere of Venus

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The stratosphere:
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  • is part of the heterosphere
  • has a low moisture content compared to the troposphere
  • typically gets colder as elevation increases
  • is where much of Earth's weather occurs

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The troposphere:
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  • is thinnest at the tropics
  • maintains a relatively constant temperature
  • is thicker in summer
  • often disappears near the poles in winter

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At a height of 10 miles, what is the density of the atmosphere when compared to sea level?
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  • 1%
  • 10%
  • 50%
  • 90%

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The evolution to an oxygen-rich atmosphere:
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  • was heavily dependent upon aerobic bacteria
  • would have occurred even if carbon dioxide had not been present
  • occurred at the same time the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide were decreasing
  • required large amounts of atmospheric nitrogen

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This is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
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  • nitrogen
  • oxygen
  • carbon dioxide
  • water vapor

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The heterosphere:
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  • lies below the homosphere
  • contains primarily heavy gases
  • is populated primarily by variable gases
  • is names for its chemical homogeneity

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The recent alternative explanation for the disappearance of Earth's early atmosphere sees this as the primary causative agent:
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  • volcanic outgassing
  • collisions of Earth with other large bodies
  • periodic energy pulses from the surface of the Sun
  • gravitational attraction of the Moon

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Which of the following gases is crucial to the existence of all forms of life?
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  • nitrogen
  • oxygen
  • carbon dioxide
  • argon

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The ozone layer:
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  • is in the troposphere
  • is composed of nearly half ozone
  • absorbs ultraviolet energy
  • radiates gamma rays toward Earth

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The increase in carbon dioxide concentration since the 1950s is NOT the result of which of the following:
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  • an increase in the burning dirty fossil fuels like coal
  • an increase in the burning of cleaner fossil fuels like natural gas
  • deforestation of large tracts of woodland
  • none of the above

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The most costly average annual weather event is:
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  • tornadoes
  • hurricanes
  • extreme hot or cold episodes
  • floods

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The atmosphere is held in place by:
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  • an invisible force of ion attraction
  • gravity
  • the hydrostatic balance of water vapor and carbon dioxide
  • compression of the ionosphere by the solar wind

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The Martian atmosphere:
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  • is not capable of producing clouds of water vapor
  • recaptures nearly all the heat radiated from the planet's surface
  • consists primarily of carbon dioxide
  • is nearly as dense as that of Earth

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Volcanic outgassing:
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  • created the earth's first atmosphere
  • has had little effect on the earth's atmosphere
  • emits large amounts of water vapor
  • emits very little carbon dioxide

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The Northern Hemisphere has its maximum tilt toward the Sun on the:
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  • December solstice
  • March equinox
  • September equinox
  • June solstice

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According to Wien's law:
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  • the wavelength of peak radiation is proportional to temperature
  • the Sun's energy intensity peaks in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • the radiation emitted from Earth must be 4 micrometers or longer
  • wavelength is proportional to the fourth power of the intensity of radiation

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Choose the correct listing of radiation from the longest wavelengths to the shortest wavelengths:
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  • radio, gamma rays, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, x-rays
  • gamma rays, radio, ultraviolet, infrared, visible, x-rays
  • x-rays, ultraviolet, infrared, gamma rays, visible, radio
  • radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays

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The solar angle:
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  • is the same at the Arctic Circle and at the equator on the solstices
  • affects the degree of beam spreading
  • is lowest in the Northern Hemisphere during its winter
  • is lowest at the North Pole during its summer

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An electron orbiting a hydrogen atom:
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  • is restricted to a single energy state
  • cannot be removed from that atom unless that atom combines with another hydrogen atom to form a hydrogen molecule
  • has greater energy when it is further away from the nucleus
  • can absorb and emit photons of nearly any wavelength

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Incoming solar radiation is often referred to as:
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  • conduction
  • diffused radiation
  • insolation
  • albedo

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Energy is traditionally defined as the ability to:
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  • do work
  • create movement
  • cause acceleration
  • none of the above

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The peak of the Earth's emission is ______, while the sun's peak is .5 microns
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  • .1 microns
  • 1 micron
  • 10 microns
  • 100 microns

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The Earth is actually the farthest from the sun on:
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  • January 3rd
  • April 1st
  • July 4th
  • December 25th

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Electromagnetic radiation is the energy for
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  • the movement of the atmosphere
  • the growth of plants
  • the evaporation of water
  • all of the above

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At which point during the year can we have 24 hours of daylight and 1 day of 24 of darkness in the northern hemisphere?
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  • Arctic CIrcle
  • North Pole
  • Antarctic Circle
  • Tropic of Capricorn

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The solar constant:
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  • is the same throughout the solar system
  • varies inversely with the fourth power of an object's distance from the Sun's surfare
  • is independent of the Stefan-Boltzmann law
  • is higher for Earth than for Mars

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On the June solstice:
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  • the solar declination is 23.5 degrees North
  • the Southern Hemisphere overall receives more energy than does the Northern Hemisphere
  • the South Pole experiences 24 hours of daylight
  • the subsolar point is on the Tropic of Capricorn

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The Stefan-Boltzmann law:
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  • gives energy intensities in watts per square meter
  • demonstrates that a cooler body will radiate with greater intensity than will a hotter body
  • does not apply to black bodies
  • is derived from Wien's law

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law gives the relationship between:
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  • solar energy and temperature
  • temperature and long-wave radiation
  • the intensity of radiation and the temperature of an object
  • emissivity and wavelength

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Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
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  • Thermal infrared
  • radio
  • gamma
  • ultraviolet

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The single factor that determines how much energy a blackbody radiates is its:
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  • size
  • distance
  • diameter
  • temperature

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All of the following about equinoxes is true, except:
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  • the solar declination is zero degrees
  • both hemispheres receive the same amount of insolation
  • every place has 12 hours of daylight
  • the solar angle at the North Pole is 90 degrees

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Black bodies:
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  • can only approximate the Stefan-Boltzmann law
  • are hypothetical, they don't actually exist
  • emit the same amount of energy regardless of their temperatures
  • do not emit radiation as well as gray bodies do

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Energy created by the sun travels from the surface of the solar:
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  • core
  • corona
  • photosphere
  • chronosphere

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In the innermost portion of the Sun, the core, extremely high temperatures and high densities lead to the energy-creating process of:
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  • nuclear fission
  • nuclear fusion
  • the big bang
  • nuclear differentiation

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Convection:
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  • does not involve an actual transfer of energy
  • involves potential energy only
  • involves mixing in a fluid
  • is another term for conduction

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This is a form of potential energy:
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  • electromagnetic radiation
  • boiling water
  • food
  • a water wheel in motion

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Temperatures within these feature can reach 100 million degrees Kelvin:
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  • granules
  • flares
  • sunspots
  • the solar wind

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This method of energy transfer does not involve the net movement of particles or waves in the direction of energy transfer:
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  • conduction
  • convection
  • radiation
  • all three of the above involve the movement of particle

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The standard unit of energy in the International System(SI) used in scientific applications is the:
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  • Watt
  • ampere
  • joule
  • ohm

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Energy:
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  • occurs at only one scale
  • occurs at more than one scale
  • occurs only at scales that are very small
  • occurs only at scales that are very large

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The earth's axis of rotation is tilted roughly this number of degrees away from a line perpendicular to the plane of the earth's orbit
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  • 5.3
  • 11.2
  • 23.5
  • 90

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Power is:
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  • the same as energy
  • the rate at which energy is released
  • measured in joules
  • the ability to do work

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Energy transfer processes include:
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  • only those processes that can be seen
  • energy that is transferred at the molecular level only
  • conduction, convection, and radiation
  • only the energy interaction between the earth and the atmosphere

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Sunsets are red for all of the following reasons except
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  • red light has more energy than blue light
  • mie scattering
  • rayleigh scattering
  • light has to travel through more atmosphere to reach the observer

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The earth-atmosphere thermal equilibrium temperature is maintained because:
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  • energy radiated equals energy absorbed
  • the polar ice caps are melting in order to maintain ocean temperatures
  • global warming is driving the earth-atmosphere system closer to a pure blackbody
  • of the movement of latent heat from north to south across the equator
  • none of the above

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Temperatures at any point on the face of the earth are influenced by:
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  • latitude
  • altitude
  • proximity to water
  • all of the above

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A "greenhouse" works because:
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  • of the difference in the solar constant
  • short wave lengths of energy pass through the glass but longer ones can't
  • the windows of the greenhouse only allow green light wavelengths to pass through
  • all greenhouses face south and into the maximum angle of solar energy

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The reason that the daily maximum temperature is after the maximum solar heating is because:
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  • the Sun has more energy when shining from the west
  • the atmosphere is "thinner" in the afternoon
  • there is a thermal "lag" in the heating of the atmosphere
  • None of the above. There is no relationship between the maximum amount of sunshine and the time of maximum daily temperature

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The atmosphere is a(n):
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  • selective absorber
  • blackbody absorber
  • inferior absorber of x-rays
  • absorber of all radiation equally

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The process by which solar energy interacts with the atmosphere is:
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  • scattering
  • absorption
  • reflection
  • all of the above

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Looking at global temperature distributions, it is seen that:
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  • temperatures over land are colder than those over water at the same latitude in winter
  • temperatures increase poleward
  • the latitudinal temperature gradient is weakest in the hemisphere experiencing winter
  • it is difficult to explain the behavior of isotherms over the continents

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This works primarily on shorter-wavelength radiation:
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  • Rayleigh scattering
  • mie scattering
  • nonselective scattering
  • infrared absorption

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Compared to land, water bodies:
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  • are more greatly influences by continentality
  • have a lower specific heat
  • warm more quickly
  • cool more slowly

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Sweating cools people because:
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  • it releases latent heat
  • it changes the heat capacity of the body
  • colder molecules in a passing wind adhere to the wet skin
  • it involves a transfer of sensible heat

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The scattered energy that reaches the earth's surface is called:
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  • direct radiation
  • diffused radiation
  • albedo
  • ultraviolet light

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Insolation reaching the surface of the earth:
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  • is absorbed by the earth
  • represents about 50 percent of the amount that was at the top of the atmosphere
  • is unaffected by earth's albedo
  • has not yet been affected by backscattering

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A clear, dry atmosphere might transmit what percentage of the incoming solar radiation as direct beam radiation without scattering or absorption?
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  • 20%
  • 50%
  • 80%
  • 100%

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Regarding latitudinal variations in radiation gain and loss, it is true that:
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  • during the Northern Hemisphere summer, the Southern Hemisphere gains more energy than it loses
  • during the Southern Hemisphere winter, the area of net radiation gain lies north of the equator
  • global winds are the only significant method for redistributing heat toward the poles
  • the equator experiences a net radiation loss for six months out of the year

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Density = mass/volume, what type of scale is this?
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  • ratio scale
  • ordinal scale
  • nominal scale
  • interval scale

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Scattering by clouds is sometimes called:
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  • rayleigh
  • mie
  • convection
  • non-selective

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Forced convection:
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  • is a form of laminar flow
  • results from vertical temperature differentials
  • occurs when a fluid breaks into eddies
  • is a major cause of upper-level aircraft turbulence

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The radiation emitted by earth:
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  • is primarily absorbed by the atmosphere
  • is in the form of radio waves
  • has little effect on the earth's energy budget
  • had its origin in radioactive elements in the earth's interior

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The sky is black on the Moon because:
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  • space reflects all wavelengths of radiation equally
  • the Moon contains neither oceans nor vegetation
  • the Moon does not have sufficient gravity to attract visible light
  • The Moon has no atmosphere

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Ocean currents are generated by:
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  • the rotation of the earth
  • the gravitational attraction of the Moon
  • the gravitational attraction of the continents
  • the drag of wind blowing across the water's surface

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On average, the atmosphere absorbs roughly this percentage of the solar radiation that reaches the top of the atmosphere
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  • 5%
  • 14%
  • 25%
  • 50%

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In the Southern Hemisphere, south-facing slopes:
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  • are more likely to have more vegetation
  • receive more solar radiation than do north-facing slopes
  • will typically look the same as north-facing slopes, except near the equator
  • are most lush in subtropical regions

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Absorption:
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  • is performed quite well by the atmosphere for visible wavelengths
  • is done to differing degrees by different gases
  • does not prevent most ultraviolet light from reaching earth's surface
  • is typically greater in desert areas than in humid areas

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Latent heat:
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  • has only small effect on the atmosphere
  • is the same for all substances undergoing the same phase change
  • is more important for the atmosphere when released through evaporation rather than through melting
  • is the amount of heat needed to raise on kilogram of a substance by one degree Celsius

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The laminar boundary layer is important to which of the following processes?
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  • radiation
  • transmisison
  • conduction

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On which of these dates would the earth have the most energy available?
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  • perihelion
  • summer sosltice
  • aphelion
  • vernal equinox

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A greenhouse:
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  • is impermeable to shortwave radiation
  • blocks the transfer of longwave radiation
  • allows the loss of sensible heat
  • allows the loss of latent heat

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Latent heat:
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  • is moved via advection from place to place on the earth
  • serves as a way of moving energy from place to place without disturbing areas in between
  • provides the fuel for literally all mid-latitude storms
  • can be traces to the hydrological cycle
  • all of the above

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The atmospheric window:
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  • is caused by the absence of certain gasses
  • is a local phenomenon similar to the ozone hole that opens over Antarctica in winter
  • is located at a band of wavelengths between 2 and 6 micrometers
  • allows certain wavelengths of longwave radiation to pass through the atmosphere

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Wind systems are generated by:
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  • different pressures in different places
  • the drag on the atmosphere caused by the earth's rotation
  • the interaction of the atmosphere with the charged particles of the solar wind
  • the movements of ocean currents

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This was probably the predominant gas in Earth's earliest atmosphere:
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  • argon
  • hydrogen
  • water vapor
  • nitrogen

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Ozone:
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  • absorbs ultraviolet light
  • typically reaches its greatest concentrations near the ground and near major cities
  • is very difficult to split into diatomic oxygen and monatomic oxygen
  • exists primarily in the troposphere

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The percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (by hemisphere) varies by season because:
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  • plants grow in the warm season and not in the cold season
  • more residential heating is required during the cold season
  • less pliant decay takes place during the cold season
  • all of the above

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The temperature is lowest here:
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  • mesopause
  • stratopause
  • tropopause
  • stratosphere

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Respiration:
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  • occurs only when the Sun is shining
  • releases oxygen into the air
  • must give off less carbon than is fixed through photosynthesis if a plant is to experience net growth
  • does not affect the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Atmospheric gas:
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  • will, for a given amount of gas, experience an increase in pressure if the volume of the gas is decreased
  • undergoes abrupt pressure changes as height above the surface of the earth increases
  • has a smaller mean free path at higher elevations than at lower elevations
  • has no significant effect on sports events played at different elevations

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The "ionosphere" is so designated because:
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  • satellites have a difficult time flying through it
  • visible sunlight is deflected by it
  • of the electrical charges of atoms associated with it
  • no radio waves can pass through it

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The most destructive tornadoes are rated as a:
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  • F1
  • F2
  • F4
  • F5

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Aerosols are typically removed from the atmosphere by:
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  • falling precipitation
  • settling to the ground due to the influence of gravity
  • chemical decomposition
  • traveling higher and higher above the earth until they escape into space

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This is NOT a variable gas:
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  • water vapor
  • argon
  • ozone
  • carbon dioxide

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The Sun's chronosphere:
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  • lies above the corona
  • lies below the Sun's atmosphere
  • cannot be viewed by Earth-based observers
  • affects the earth's ionosphere

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The Sun's photosphere:
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  • receives the energy from the Sun's core in a matter of minutes
  • radiates much of the energy the earth receives
  • decreases in density closer to the Sun's core
  • lies above the chronosphere

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Sunspot activity:
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  • typically varies in number on a roughly eleven-year cycle
  • was first observed in the late nineteenth century
  • typically has the same number of sunspots per year
  • has been conclusively linked to climate changes

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Sunspots are associated with the solar:
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  • core
  • corona
  • photosphere
  • chronosphere

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All of the following are true statements about electromagnetic radiation, except:
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  • it moves at the speed of light
  • it is often measured in micrometers
  • its energy is inversely proportional to its amplitude
  • its energy does not decrease with distance

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The single factor that determines how much energy a blackbody radiates is its:
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  • temperature
  • mass
  • volume
  • density

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Sunspot numbers were lowest in this century
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  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th

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If object A is at 400K, and object B is at 800 K, then the radiation intensity of object A will be this amount of that the radiation intensity of object B:
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  • 1/2
  • 1/4
  • 1/8
  • 1/16

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Sunspots:
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  • are caused by locally intense magnetic fields
  • appear in the chronosphere
  • are warmer than the material surrounding them
  • tend to be less than 100 miles in diameter

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This is a form of kinetic energy:
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  • a charged battery not in use
  • firewood
  • water behind a dam
  • electrical power

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The warmest period of the day:
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  • typically occurs at noon
  • occurs when incoming radiative energy is exactly balances by outgoing radiative energy
  • occurs during the time of maximum insolation
  • occurs when the surface energy budget is running a surplus

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Net radiation is:
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  • radiation that is left over after a solar flar
  • defined as the difference between absorbed and emitted radiation
  • the solar energy that exceeds the solar constant
  • the sole cause of global warming

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Near-infrared radiation represents what proportion of the total energy emitted by the sea?
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  • 1/10
  • 1/4
  • 1/2
  • 3/4

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The planetary albedo of the earth is:
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  • 7%
  • 15%
  • 30%
  • 50%

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Convection:
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  • is less important to making up the atmosphere's radiative energy deficit than is conduction
  • typically transfers heat downward during the day
  • plays no significant role at night
  • helps circulate heat throughout the atmosphere

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The percentage of visible light reflected by an object or substance is called its:
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  • albedo
  • emission
  • absorption
  • secondary reflectance

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Greenhouse gases:
Antworten
  • keep the earth at a comfortable temperature
  • did not exist in significant concentrations until the coming of the Industrial Age
  • are good absorbers of shortwave radiation
  • cause the earth to have much wider swings in daily temperature ranges than if the gases were not present

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Measuring Earth's equilibrium temperature without an atmosphere
Antworten
  • is easily done using Wien's law
  • is best done assuming the earth is a flat disk
  • is complicated by uncertainty over the value of the earth's albedo
  • can be done only by assuming the earth does not approximate a black body

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Which of the following is NOT a warm current?
Antworten
  • North Equatorial current
  • South Equatorial current
  • Gulf Stream
  • Falkland current

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If the Sun increased its radiative output:
Antworten
  • the earth would undergo an uncontrollable greenhouse effect
  • the earth would eventually reach a higher equilibrium temperature
  • the amount of longwave energy radiated from Earth's surface would decrease
  • the earth would have a surplus of incoming radiation energy compared to outgoing radiation energy until the Sun finally burned itself otu

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What is the makeup of land vs. water on the Earth?
Antworten
  • 34% land 66% water
  • 50% land 50% water
  • 29% land 71% water
  • 25% land 75% water

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What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is of importance to humans?
Antworten
  • gamma ray, x-ray, radio
  • shortwave, infrared, visible
  • radio, infrared
  • x-ray, radio, shortwave

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Measuring temperature is an example of which scale?
Antworten
  • ratio
  • ordinal
  • nominal
  • interval

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Questions that have answers that fit into categories (i.e. boy/girl, freshman/sophomore/junior/senior) are examples of which scale?
Antworten
  • nominal
  • ratio
  • interval
  • ordinal

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Questions that ask you to rate something (1-10 for example) are examples of which scale?
Antworten
  • ordinal
  • nominal
  • interval
  • ratio
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