Quiz 14 - Seasons_ FA23_ METR-112 Sec 85 - Globl Climate Chng
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Quiz 14 - Seasons: FA23: METR-112 Sec 85 - Globl Climate Chng
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Why do we have seasons?
(a) Sun angle
(b) Duration of daylight time
(c) Distance to the Sun
(d) Moon orbiting around the Earth
a, b, c, d a c a b c a and b Correct!
Correct!
2 / 2 pts
Question 2
When is Earth closer to the Sun?
December March January Correct!
Correct!
September 2 / 2 pts
Question 3
Which are the reasons for the changing temperatures in the four
seasons?
1. Angle at which sunlight strikes the surface
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2. How long the sun shines on any latitude (daylight hours).
3. Distance to the Sun
4. Ocean circulation
1 and 2 Correct!
Correct!
2, 4 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 4 2 / 2 pts
Question 4
The fundamental reason that the sun’s angle changes around the year,
and the length of the day changes around the year is due to tilt of Earth’s
axis. Currently this tilt is 23.5 degrees.
True Correct!
Correct!
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 5
What is Solstice? When the Sun directly shines upon North or South Pole When the Sun directly shines upon 23.5 N or 23.5 S Correct!
Correct!
When the Sun directly shines upon 60 N or 60S When the Sun directly shines upon the equator
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2 / 2 pts
Question 6
Austral summer is the summer in the Southern Hemisphere, which is from
December to February.
True Correct!
Correct!
False 3 / 3 pts
Question 7
Look at the slide with 6 panels of cartoons illustrating Sun's path in the
sky.
What locations are panels a,b,c,d,e, and f representing? Choices:
1. North Pole (90 N);
2. Arctic Circle (66.5 N);
3. Midlatitude at 40 N
4. Tropical of Cancer, 23.5 N;
5. Tropic of Capricon, 23.5 S;
6. Equator, 0 degree
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3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Correct!
Correct!
1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4