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meteo test 1
meteo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Suppose that you measure a pen to be 10.5 cm long. Convert this to meters | .105 |
| "Average weather" is an adequate definition of climate. | false |
| Climate knowledge can be used to accurately predict weather. | false |
| The BEST definition of the term climate is: | a comprehensive statistical analysis of aggregate weather conditions in a specific place or region. |
| a comprehensive statistical analysis of aggregate weather conditions in a specific place or region. | a hypothesis that has been extensively tested and is generally accepted by the scientific community. |
| How much of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation reaches Earth's surface? | little of the ultraviolet radiation |
| Ultraviolet radiation breaks apart molecules made up of paired oxygen atoms. Individual oxygen atoms bond with paired oxygen molecules to form ozone. | How is ozone formed in the stratosphere? |
| How does ultraviolet radiation cause ozone depletion? | The oxygen atoms would be bound together in pairs. |
| The ozone layer is found in the: | stratosphere. |
| Which specific gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere? | nitrogen |
| On the average, for every 1 km increase in altitude in the troposphere the air temperature: | drops about 6.5 degrees Celsius. |
| Which sequence correctly lists the four layers in Earth’s atmosphere from closest to farthest from the surface? | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere Submit |
| Which one of the following gases has the greatest effect on weather? | water vapor Submit |
| the time of the year when Earth's geographic North Pole is leaning most directly toward the Sun | What is the June solstice? |
| Earth's perihelion: | would not exist if the earth's orbit were circular. Submit |
| Northern hemisphere winter. | Earth is closest to the Sun during: |
| Earth's current angle of inclination is: | 23.5 |
| Which of the following would be true if Earth did not have an inclined axis? | Earth would not have seasons. |
| During natural processes, heat transfer is always from: | warmer to cooler substances. |
| The vertical movements of air molecules that result in heat transfer are known as ________, while horizontal movements are known as ________. | convection and advenction |
| 0.4 and 0.7 micrometers. Submit | Wavelengths of the visible spectrum are between: |
| When an object absorbs radiant energy, its temperature increases. | TRUE |
| The atmosphere is strongly ________ with respect to terrestrial radiation. | Absorbitive |
| The atmosphere is highly ________ with respect to solar radiation. | Transparent |
| The range of infrared wavelengths that can most easily escape Earth's atmosphere. | What is the "atmospheric window"? |
| If the maximum temperature on a particular day is 30°F and the minimum temperature is 21°F, then the daily temperature range is: | 9 |
| What do we call a line on a weather map that connects points of equal temperature? | isotherm |
| The lag of extreme temperatures with respect to minimum or maximum values of solar radiation is due to: | the influence of the total radiation balance. |
| The lag of the maximum is exhibited when: | the maximum temperature for the day occurs several hours after maximum solar radiation receipt. |
| Overnight temperatures are warmer when the air is humid because: | water vapor is a good absorber of outgoing longwave radiation. |
| Air temperature drops when the rate of terrestrial energy loss is less than the rate of solar energy gain. | False |
| The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C is called: | Specific heat |
| A primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water areas is that: | on land, all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer. |
| During the night, clouds: | keep the earth warmer by absorbing and re emitting longwave radiation |
| Reduction of Arctic sea ice is expected to: | lead to a further increase in air temperatures in the Arctic region. |
| The number of degrees separating the melting point and the boiling point: | is identical for both the Kelvin and Celsius scales. Submit |
| 65°F is equal to ________°C. | 18.3 |
| 38°C is equal to ________ K. | 311 k |
| The daily mean temperature in a particular place is 83. How many cooling-degree days were accumulated? | 18 cooling degree days |
| Chicago, IL records the following: High temperature: 40 °F Low temperature: 32 °F On this day, _____ cooling degree days and _____ heating degree days were accumulated. | 0....29 |
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