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1The speed of light in water is?
- Afastest for violet light
- Bfastest for ultra violet light
- Csame for all colors
- Dfastest for red light
2Earths atmosphere is able to gradually refract light rays?
- Abecause of the changing density of air as you get closer to the surface
- Bonly when its very dry
- Conly when the sun is very high in the sky
- Dbecause of air pollution that is present
3The phenomenon that results from the speed of light changing as it passes into different substances is
- Ainternal reflection
- Binterference
- Crefraction
- Dreflection
4Mirages
- Aare caused by the reflection of light
- Bappear most often in air with a small temperature gradient
- Conly occur in the desert
- Dare known as superior mirages when an object appears higher than it really is
5The desert vision of palm trees reflected in water is usually not reality but an example of
- Aan inferior mirage
- Blooming
- Ca superior mirage
- Da lunar glory
6Halos result from ice crystals with a _____ orientation, while sun dogs are created by ice crystals with a _____ orientation
- Ahorizontal; circular
- Bcircular; horizontal
- Crandom;vertical
- Dvertical; random
7The min temp usually occurs near sunrise because
- Aatmospheric path is longest
- Bthe sun angle is lowest then
- Creflection of solar radiation is a maximum
- Dearth experiences a net loss of radiation until then
8The _____ is produced by refraction caused by ice crystals
- Arainbow
- Bhalo
- Ccorona
- Dglory
9Overnight temperatures are warmer when the air is humid because
- Awater vapor is a good absorber of outgoing long wave radiation
- Bwater vapor is a good absorber of incoming shortwave radiation, causing more energy to be stored during the day
- Cwater vapor and clouds cause the earth system to have a higher albedo
- Dwater vapor is good at scattering long wave radiation
10summer temps along cali coast are cooler than along the coast of south carolina due to the influence of
- Alatitude
- Bspecific heat
- Cocean currents
- Daltitude
11red light travels the _____ and is therefore bent the _____
- Afastest; least
- Bslowest; most
- Cslowest; least
- Dfastest; most
12Which of the following factors would have the net effect of making a place warmer in the summer
- Ain the middle of a landmass
- Bat a high elevation
- Cat a high altitude
- Dnear an ocean
13Which factors influences the sensation of temperature that the human body feels?
- Awind speed
- Bair temp
- Chumidity
- Dwind speed, air temp, humidity
14secondary rainbows result from
- Atemperature inversions
- Bmore cloud drops being present
- Cdrops being very small
- Dmultiple reflections inside the raindrops
15an energy surplus in the atmosphere from solar radiation occurs
- Abetween sunset and midnight
- Bin the early afternoon
- Cin the morning
- Dat midnight
16If you want to see the glory from the surface of the earth which conditions must be met?
- Ayou must be above a bank of fog or clouds with the sun at your back
- Byou must be near a body of water when the sun is low on the horizon
- Cyou must be viewing a halo when the sun is rising
- Dit is impossible to see a glory from the ground
17In terms of the process of formation, which one of the following optical phenomena is unlike the other three?
- Asun dog
- Bhalo
- Cmirage
- Dsolar pillar
18The primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water areas is that
- Aland is a better emitter of energy
- Bevaporation is usually greater on land
- Con land, all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer
- Dland absorbs more solar energy
19A place located along a windward coast
- Awill probably have summer temps that are very similar to an inland place at the same latitude
- Bwill probably have warmer summer temperatures than an inland place at the same latitude
- Cwill probably have cooler summer temperatures than an inland place at the same latitude
20High, icy clouds that reflect sunlight or moonlight from closely-spaced parallel surfaces so that some colors cancel out through destructive interference are known as
- Airidescent clouds
- Bthe glory
- Ccoronal clouds
- Dsprites
21Over a one year period, how thick a layer in the oceans is subject to heating and cooling as the seasons change?
- A6 meters
- Bover 200 meters
- C15 meters
- D1 meter
22Before sunlight interacts with the atmosphere, it is this color
- Aviolet
- Bwhite
- Cyellow
- Dred
23How is the daily maximum temperature affected by the presence of clouds?
- Acooler
- Bno conclusive effect
- Cwarmer during the day, cooler at night
- Dwarmer
24Mirages are caused by?
- Areflection of sunlight
- Bvariations in air density
- Cdiffraction of sunlight
- Dscattering of sunlight
25A poleward moving (northward moving in the northern hemisphere) ocean current is?
- Aa cold current
- Beither a warm or cold current
- Ca warm current
- Dwarm in summer, cold in winter
26The most important cause of temperature variations is
- Aaltitude
- Bdifferences in receipt of solar radiation
- Ccloud colver
- Docean currents
27The specific heat of water is high ; what does this mean?
- Awater will always be warmer than other materials for the same energy gain or loss
- Bwater has a high density
- Cwater must gain or lose large amours of energy when its temperature changes
- Dwater absorbs a higher percentage of solar energy than land does
28How is the daily temperature range affected by the presence of clouds?
- Athe temp range is greater when clouds are present
- Bthe temp range is lower when clouds are present
- Cthe temp range is not affected by the presence or absence of clouds
- Dtemp range is not affected in a predictable way by the presence of clouds
29The annual temp range is quite small near the equator. this is true primarily because?
- Asolar radiation is nearly uniform all year
- Bthe earth emits more infared energy at these locations
- Clow pressure systems are almost never present
- Dthe elevation of most land areas there is near sea level
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