GEOL1340 Quiz 3_ 2024SP GEOL1340 12635 - Earth Systems
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GEOL1340 Quiz 3 Due
Feb 4 at 11:59pm
Points
100
Questions
20
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Jan 28 at 12am - Feb 4 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
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Question 1
Changing direction of light's movement within the atmosphere without
altering its wavelengths is known as ________.
Absorption Transmission Scattering Insolation 5 / 5 pts
Question 2
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Insolation at Earth's surface is higher near the poles than along the
equator.
True False 5 / 5 pts
Question 3
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
Grass Asphalt (black top) Water bodies Fresh snow 5 / 5 pts
Question 4
Which of the following can result in warming of Earth's surface?
Clearing skies (less cloud cover) at night
Greater cloud cover during daylight Greater cloud cover at night Reduction in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
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Question 5
How do greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor warm the
atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases reflect incoming shortwave radiation back into space Greenhouse gases induce greater precipitation that warms the atmosphere
Greenhouse gases promote plant growth, which in turn releases more heat
into the atmosphere
Greenhouse gases delay the transfer of longwave radiation from Earth into
space
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Question 6
How is latent heat transferred from surface water to the atmosphere?
Evaporation Precipitation Absorption Advection
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Question 7
Conduction is the principle way of transferring sensible heat...
in the atmosphere through soil and rock in outer space in boiling water 5 / 5 pts
Question 8
The figure below shows yearly temperature profiles for a marine city along
the coast and a continental city located within the interior of a continent.
Both cities are near the same latitude. Which profile is more likely to
represent the continental city?
Left profile
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Right profile
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Question 9
Which of the following statements more likely applies to land than water?
Higher specific heat Able to mix cooler and warmer regions more effectively Heats up faster during the day and cools down faster at night Heat energy from the Sun is distributed over much greater depth and
volume
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Question 10
Which of the following correlates the effects of air temperature on the
human body with wind speed?
Heat index Relative humidity Net radiation Wind chill 5 / 5 pts
Question 11
On land, the highest annual values for latent heat of evaporation occur in
________ and the highest values for sensible heat occur in ________.
Tropical rain forests/subtropical deserts Subtropical deserts/polar regions Subtropical deserts/tropical rain forests Highest values for both the latent heat of evaporation and sensible heat
occur in polar regions
5 / 5 pts
Question 12
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On a sunny summer afternoon, at which of the following locations would
temperatures be highest?
Galveston Bay Rural farmland Memorial Park Downtown Houston 5 / 5 pts
Question 13
Approximately what percent of incoming solar radiation reaches and is
absorbed at Earth's surface?
45% 100% 31% 15% 5 / 5 pts
Question 14
The bending of sunlight via refraction through the atmosphere is
responsible for
....
a double image of the Sun in the horizon at sunset blue skies during the day
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hazy skies at sunrise red skies at sunset 5 / 5 pts
Question 15
Net albedo forcing occurs when...
Low, thick clouds during the day reflect incoming insolation and leads to
cooling of Earth's surface
High, thin clouds during the day absorb and reradiate longwave radiation,
leading to atmospheric warming
low, thick clouds at night inhibit the escape of longwave radiation, thus
warming the lower atmosphere High, thin clouds at night allow longwave radiation to escape into space,
thus cooling the lower atmosphere
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Question 16
Within a 24 hour period, when would we expect the value of Net Radiation
(NR) to be lowest?
NR = (shortwave radiation received) - (shortwave radiation reflected) +
(longwave radiation received) - (longwave radiation radiated)
5 AM
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Noon 3 PM Midnight 5 / 5 pts
Question 17
With regard to principle temperature controls, which of the following
statements is FALSE?
Annual temperature ranges are hightest near the equator and decrease
towards higher latitudes
Higher altitudes (e.g. mountains) have greater temperature ranges
compared to lower altitudes (coastal areas)
Low, thick cloud cover moderates temperature (cooler days and warmer
nights)
Annual temperature ranges are lower near the coast and higher within
continental interiors
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Question 18
Which of the following substances requires the greatest amount of heat to
raise it's temperature by one degree Celsius?
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Water Dry air Granitic rock Wet mud 5 / 5 pts
Question 19
Which of the following scenerios would require the absorption of latent
heat?
Converting 1 gram of water at 100
C to water vapor
o
Raising the temperature of one gram of water from 20
C to 30
C
o
o
Condensing 1 gram of water vapor at 100
C to liquid water at the same
temperature
o
Cooling 1 gram of water from 30
C to 20
C
o
o
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Question 20
Industrial aerosols can reflect incoming solar radiation. Higher
concentrations of aerosols in the atmosphere can result in... warmer atmosphere warmer ground surface lower atmospheric albedo
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less atmospheric pollution Quiz Score: 100
out of 100