Quiz 3 week #10
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QUIZ #1. Answer all questions and turn in on Blackboard. 1 point each
question unless stated otherwise.
1.
Are barrier islands more likely to form on a passive margin or an active margin?
Passive margins
2.
“The temperature at 10:00AM was 58 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius), the dewpoint was 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), the sky was clear, the pressure was 996.5 millibars, and there was a south wind at 12 miles per hour gusting to 20 miles per hour.” There is
one major reason why this is not an acceptable weather observation. Explain what is missing. Location and time is missing. 3.
List the three major provinces (types) of the ocean floor. Continental margins, ocean basin floor, and mid-ocean ridge
4. The ozone layer is part of the stratosphere (layer of the atmosphere).
5. Mark which statement is true.
A. For locations near the Earth’s surface, over the course of a year the vertical variations in air
pressure are much greater than the horizontal variations in air pressure.
B. For locations near the Earth’s surface, over the course of a year the vertical variations in air
pressure are much less than the horizontal variations in air pressure. This is the correct answer. C. For locations near the Earth’s surface, over the course of a year the vertical variations in air
pressure and the horizontal variations in air pressure are roughly equal.
6. What heat transfer mechanism helps form a cloud like this? Convection
7. Choose the correct statement.
A. The atmosphere is heated by sunlight coming down from above.
B. The atmosphere is heated by radiation from the earth surface below. This one is correct C. The atmosphere is heated by heat energy rising up from the core of the Earth.
8. The zone on the ocean floor that marks the boundary between continental crust and oceanic
crust is called the _Continental slope________________.
When the weather balloon in the image below was launched from UTEP, the surface temperature
was 32°C. Imagine that the balloon has now risen up to an altitude of 2 kilometers. 9. In what layer of the atmosphere is the balloon? Troposphere 10. If average conditions prevail, what is the air temperature at this altitude? The air temperature
would be 22 degrees Celsius
11. Choose the INCORRECT statement.
The annual temperature range (difference in air temperature between summer and winter) will A.
Be greater at continental locations
B.
Increase as latitude increases
C.
Be high near the equator and low near the poles this statement is incorrect 12. More water evaporates from the oceans than falls onto it in the form of precipitation. But
the sea level does not drop. Why? The sea level doesn’t drop because the water cycle returns
water to the ocean in the form of running water from streams rivers etc and precipation which
helps the sea level remain in stable.
13. What is the name of the drainage pattern shown in the image below?
Dendritic pattern
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14 and 15. (2 part question, 1 point each)
What is the term for area “C” on the diagram below, and what is the term for area “D” on the
diagram below? C is the unsaturated zone and D is the zone of saturation 16. Based on Dr. Gill’s lecture, what percentage of El Paso Water’s water production comes
from the Rio Grande, on average? For full credit, you must be within 3%.
45% 17. (2 part question, ½ point each) If you collect a jar of water from a stream, A. what part of its load (give the specific term learned in this class) will eventually settle to the
bottom of the jar? Bed load
B. What part of its load (give the specific term learned in this class) will remain in the water
indefinitely? Suspended load