Chapter 16 Quiz

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100 Question 1 Ozone filters out most of the ________ radiation in sunlight. ultraviolet infrared microwave gamma Question 2 The major absorber of terrestrial radiation is ________. oxygen ozone water vapor carbon Dioxide None of these Question 3 Which of the following is not something that happens to incoming radiation? heated absorbed transmitted reflected Question 4 Two cities are located at the same latitude (40°). City A is in the Southern Hemisphere and City B is in the Northern Hemisphere. Assume the two cities reflect the general characteristics of the hemispheres where they are located. Which city should have the largest annual temperature range? City A City B Both cities should have nearly identical temperatures. More information is required to answer the question.

100 Question 5 What causes seasons? the elliptical orbit of the earth the changing tilt angle of the earth differences in the amount of daylight seasonal changes in the angle of the sun above the horizon None of these Question 6 In the outer most layer of the atmosphere, gas molecules can have a temperature of 1000°C because ________. that is the temperature of an object that is entering the earth's atmosphere at a high speed that is the temperature of the solar radiation that is the speed of the individual molecules there is no filter to keep the sun from heating the outer atmosphere None of these Question 7 Isotherms, lines of equal temperature, are commonly used to ________. show how temperature changes with time compare temperatures in different regions compare temperatures over a large area compare temperature variations over a large area compare temperature variations in different regions Question 8 Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way. conduction convection radiation all of these

100 Question 9 Albedo is a constant 30 percent everywhere on Earth. True False Question 10 Land heats and cools more than water because ________. land is opaque so only the surface is heated there is more water surfaces than land so the heat is spread out more efficiently in water bodies it takes more energy to heat land than to heat water but land retains the heat better water gives off its heat in the form of warm water vapor with less efficiency than land Question 11 The longest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum are ________. ultraviolet radio gamma infrared Question 12 Which one of the following statements is true about the equinoxes? The Sun's vertical rays are striking either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. The length of daylight at the Arctic and Antarctic Circles is 24 hours. Days and nights are equal in length everywhere. They occur in June and December. Question 13 All objects, regardless of temperature, radiate energy. True False

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100 Question 14 As you go up in elevation, the atmospheric pressure ________. decreases increases stays constant None of these Question 15 Which of the following is not a mechanism for heat transfer? conduction contraction radiation convection They are all mechanisms for heat transfer. Question 16 Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are not good emitters of radiation. True False Question 17 The atmosphere acquires most of its energy from ________. water vapor solar radiation wind the Earth's surface Question 18 Weather and climate are synonymous terms. True

100 False Question 19 As you go up in elevation, the temperature ________. decreases increases stays constant It depends on what atmospheric layer you are in. None of these Question 20 Ozone is important to humans because it ________. is a pollutant that is harmful to humans absorbs infrared radiation which is harmful to humans absorbs ultraviolet radiation with is harmful to humans passes solar rays that would maintain our present climate range reflects solar rays that would cause global warming Question 21 Which of the following is the poorest absorber of solar radiation? ozone oxygen nitrogen water vapor Question 22 The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ________. ionosphere mesosphere stratosphere troposphere

100 Question 23 The fall equinox in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on this date. March 21 June 21 September 21 December 21 Question 24 The 90° angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Cancer on ________. December 21 June 21 March 21 September 21 Question 25 On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is reflected back to space? 20% 30% 40% 10%

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