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1 0 / 1 point
The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere receive the same amount of insolation on this day:
a) March equinox.
b) June solstice.
c) Earth's aphelion.
d) December solstice.
Question 2 0 / 1 point
According to the Stefan-Boltzmann equation:
a) Graybodies have an emissivity factor of 1
b)If the intensity of the radiation emitted by an object
increases 8-fold, then its temperature has been reduced
in half
c)If the intensity of the radiation emitted by an objectincreases 4-fold, then its temperature has been reduced
in half
d)If the intensity of the radiation emitted by an objectdecreases 16-fold, then its temperature has been reduced
in half
Question 3 1 / 1 point
Where is there an annual net radiation surplus?
a) subarctic and polar regions
b) subtropical and polar regions
c) subtropical and midlatitude regions
d) equatorial region and subtropical regions
Question 4 0 / 1 point
On the June solstice the subsolar point is located at the ____________.
a) 0
b) 26.5N
c) 23.5S
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d) 23.5N
Question 5 1 / 1 point
A ___________ is a body that is perfectly efficient at emitting radiation and hence emits exactly the amountpredicted by theoretical principles.
a) wavelength
b) thermal radiation
c) emission
d) blackbody
Question 6 1 / 1 point
The reason for the seasons is due to:
a) perihelion
b) earth's orbit
c) earth's tilt @ 23.5
d) earth's rotation
Composition
7 1 / 1 point
The first layer of the atmosphere (closest to earth) is the ___________.
a) stratosphere
b) thermosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere
Question 8 1 / 1 point
The highest temperatures are typically found in the:
a) thermosphere.
b) mesosphere.
c) troposphere.
d) stratosphere.
Question 9 1 / 1 point
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The air temperature is generally ____________ at higher altitudes in the troposphere compared to the surface.
a) lapse rate
b) cooler
c) warmer
d) the same
Question 10 1 / 1 point
Water vapor ____________ radiation emitted by the Earth before the radiation can escape to space; it also emitsradiation back to the Earth's surface.
a) effects
b) absorbs
c) reflects
d) diminishes
Question 11 1 / 1 point
In the lowest layer of the atmosphere, temperature usually ______ with increasing height.
a) rises
b) rises and falls
c) remains constant
d) falls
Background / Intro
12 1 / 1 point
Pressure exerted by the atmosphere because of the force of gravity acting upon the overlying column of air isknown as _____.
a) barometer
b) ideal gas law
c) altitude
d) atmospheric pressure
Question 13 1 / 1 point
The Equation of State (Ideal Gas Law) gives a relationship between:
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a) pressure and wind speed.
b) pressure, altitude, and density.
c) pressure, density, and temperature.
d) pressure, moisture content, and density.
e) none of the above
Question 14 1 / 1 point
Air pressure is:
a) the sum of the partial pressures of its constituent gases.
b) independent of the temperature of air.
c) independent of the density of air.
d) measured in pascals by American meteorologists.
Sean Questions
15 1 / 1 point
Warming in the stratosphere is mainly caused by:
a) frictional heating caused by meteorites
b)chemical reactions between ozone and
chlorofluorocarbons
c) release of latent heat energy during condensation
d) absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone
Question 16 1 / 1 point
Does heat flow from objects of high temperature to low temperature
a) False
b) True
Question 17 1 / 1 point
Which of the following always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?
a) pressure
b) moisture
c) temperature
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d) wind
Question 18 1 / 1 point
The amount of force exerted over an area of surface is called
a) weight
b) pressure
c) density
d) temperature
Question 19 1 / 1 point
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the
a) mesosphereb) troposphere
c) exosphere
d) stratosphere
Question 20 1 / 1 point
Approximately what day of the year does every place have the same number of daylight hours.
a) September 21
b) February 14
c) December 21
d) June 21
1 1 / 1 point
Coastal areas experience ___________ annual temperature changes compared to locations further inland due totheir proximity to a large body of water and water's _______ specific heat capacity.
a) moderate, high
b) extreme; high
c) extreme; low
d) moderate, low
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Question 2 1 / 1 point
Absorption:
a) is typically greater in desert areas than in humid areas.
b)is performed quite well by the atmosphere for visiblewavelengths.
c)does not prevent most ultraviolet light from reachingEarth's surface.
d) is done to differing degrees by different gases.
Question 3 0 / 1 point
Letter B represents:
a)longwave radiation emitted by the atmosphericgreenhouse gases back to the surface.
b)longwave radiation absorbed by the atmospheric
greenhouse gases.
c)longwave radiation emitted from surface that escapes tospace.
d)longwave radiation emitted by the atmospheric
greenhouse gases back to space.
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Question 4 1 / 1 point
Air temperature generally ____________ as you go from the equator towards the poles.
a) increases
b) remains constant for another month in July
c) remains constant
d) decreases
Question 5 1 / 1 point
____________ is the state of a substance: either solid, liquid, or gas.
a) Phase
b) Latent heatc) Sensible heat
d) Melting
Question 6 1 / 1 point
The gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide are all:
a) greenhouse gases
b) tiny frozen water droplets.
c) liquids
d) scatters
Question 7 1 / 1 point
___________ is a process in which electromagnetic energy is transferred to heat energy when radiation reachmolecules or particles in a gas, liquid, or solid.
a) Blackbody
b) Absorption
c) Scattering
d) Reflection
Question 8 1 / 1 point
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The pavement on the right _____________ more sunlight than the snow on the left.
a) scatters
b) reflects
c) conductsd) absorbs
Question 9 1 / 1 point
Sensible heat:
a) does not involve changes in temperature.
b)is released or absorbed when a substance undergoes a
phase change.
c) is dependent upon the specific heat of the substanceinvolved.
d)travels by convection through the laminar boundarylayer.
Question 10 1 / 1 point
A greenhouse:
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a) blocks the transfer of longwave radiation.
b) is impermeable to shortwave radiation.
c) allows the loss of sensible heat.
d) allows the loss of latent heat.Question 11 1 / 1 point
Which surface would you expect to have a higher sensible heat?
a) a desert surface
b) a glacier surface
c) a pond
d) a well watered grass
Question 12 1 / 1 point
Electromagnetic radiation in the range 330 m is known as ____________. It is also the type of radiationemitted by the Earth and atmosphere.
a) longwave radiation
b) scattered
c) shortwave radiation
d) absorbed
Question 13 0 / 1 point
The single most important control on temperature is
a) longitdue
b) latitude
c) altitude
d) distirbtion of land and water
Question 14 1 / 1 point
The atmosphere is a(n):
a) blackbody absorber.
b) selective absorber.
c) inferior absorber of x-rays.
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d) absorber of all radiation equally.
Question 15 1 / 1 point
The reason that the daily maximum temperature is after the maximum solar heating is because:
a) the Sun has more energy when shining from the west.
b) the atmosphere is "thinner" in the afternoon.
c)there is a thermal "lag" in the heating of the
atmosphere.
d)None of the above. There is no relationship between themaximum amount of sunshine and the time of maximum
daily temperature.
Question 16 1 / 1 point
Free convection is the mixing process related to:
a) buoyancy.
b) conduction.
c) subsidence.
d) drying.
Question 17 1 / 1 point
According to Kirchoffs law:
a)Good absorbers are good emitters at a particularwavelength
b)Good absorbers are bad emitters at a particular
wavelength
c) Good absorbers are bad emitters at any wavelength
d)Bad absorbers are good emitters at a particularwavelength
Question 18 1 / 1 point
Most of the energy from the sun is in the _____________ spectrum.
a) near Infrared
b) ultraviolet
c) infrared
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d) visible
Question 19 0 / 1 point
Compared to land, water bodies:
a) are more greatly influenced by continentality.
b) warm more quickly.
c) have a lower specific heat.
d) cool more slowly.
Question 20 1 / 1 point
Temperatures at any point on the face of the earth are influenced by:
a) latitude.b) altitude.
c) proximity to water.
d) all of the above
1 1 / 1 point
When air is forced to descend, its temperature ________________.
a) increases
b) remains constant
c) decreases
d) fluctuates
Question 2 1 / 1 point
Absolutely stable air:
a)needs a push to rise, but will continue rising once it starts
moving.
b) is typically warmer than its surroundings.
c)has a wet adiabatic lapse rate that is greater than the
environmental lapse rate.
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d) will have a positive buoyancy.
Question 3 1 / 1 point
The lower atmosphere is most likely to have the steepest environmental lapse rate at this time:
a) midnight.
b) sunrise.
c) sunset.
d) mid-day.
Question 4 1 / 1 point
The ___________ refers to a heating or cooling process that occurs solely as a result of pressure change, not byheat flowing into or away from a volume of air.
a) lifting condensation level
b) latent heat absorption
c) latent heat release
d) adiabatic process
Question 5 1 / 1 point
The ______ is the level of the atmosphere to which an air parcel must be lifted before condensation starts tooccur.
a) latent heat release
b) latent heat absorption
c) adiabatic process
d) lifting condensation level
Humidity
6 0 / 1 point
Relative humidity:
a) requires knowledge of the saturation specific humidity.
b) is measured in grams per kilogram.
c) gives the percentage of water molecules in the air.
d) is a term rarely used by television weather forecasters.
Question 7 1 / 1 point
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Air that contains as much water as it can hold:
a) is very heavy.
b) is saturated.
c) cannot be lifted very high.
d) has a very low relative humidity.
Question 8 1 / 1 point
___________ occurs when a solid changes to a gas.
a) Sublimation
b) Melting
c) Freezing
d) Deposition
Question 9 0 / 1 point
Vapor pressure is:
a) independent of temperature.
b) a common part of weather reports.
c) typically measured in millipascals in the United States.
d) the part of atmospheric pressure due to water vapor.
Question 10 1 / 1 point
This is the maximum amount of water vapor an air parcel can contain based on its temperature.
a) dew-point
b) specific humidity
c) saturated specific humidity
d) air temperature
Question 11 0 / 1 point
Specific humidity:
a) is temperature dependent.
b) has little use for scientific studies.
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c) typically has values of 10 percent or greater.
d) is a ratio of one mass to another mass.
Question 12 0 / 1 point
Using the graph, what is the dew point temperature if the current air temperature is 10C and the specific humidity
is 5 g/kg?
a) 10C
b) 20C
c) 30C
d) 2C
Question 13 1 / 1 point
As the temperature increases, generally, the relative humidity:
a) is erratic.
b) decreases.
c) increases.
d) is unaffected.
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Question 14 1 / 1 point
The dew point:
a) is not a very effective indicator of water vapor content.
b)can be used with air temperature to indicate the value ofrelative humidity.
c) can be higher than the current air temperature.
d) is high when there is little water vapor in the air.
Question 15 1 / 1 point
The vapor pressure of a volume of air depends on:
a) the temperature of the water vapor molecules.
b) the density of water vapor molecules.
c) A and B
d) none of the above
Water Balance
16 1 / 1 point
Most of Earth's water is located in the ___________.
a) atmosphere
b) groundwater
c) ocean
d) freshwater lakes
Question 17 1 / 1 point
Which type of soil water is bonded to the individual soil grains?
a) Gravitational water
b) Hygroscopic water
c)Deep groundwater
d) Capillary water
Question 18 1 / 1 point
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Which of the following is water loss to atmosphere by plants and vegetation through a process similar toevaporation?
a) sublimation
b) infiltration
c) interception
d) transpiration
Question 19 1 / 1 point
Which type of water eventually becomes groundwater?
a) Deep groundwater
b) Gravitational water
c) Hygroscopic water
d) Capillary water
Question 20 0 / 1 point
In the water balance equation, an increase in the magnitude of which of these terms would lead to a morepronounced deficit?
a) -ST
b) AE
c) PE
d) P
S1 1 1 / 1 point
Which of the following terms refers to lines connecting points of equal pressure?
a) contours
b) millibars
c) isotherms
d) isobars
Question 2 1 / 1 point
What does the spacing of the height contours indicate on an isobaric weather chart?
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a) The magnitude of the Coriolis force
b) The magnitude of the centripetal force
c) The magnitude of the frictional force
d) The magnitude of the pressure gradient forceQuestion 3 1 / 1 point
_________________ are also the cause of global wind motions.
a) Anemometers
b) Velocities
c) Radiosondes
d) Pressure gradients
Question 4 1 / 1 point
___________________ is defined by the wind's direction and speed.
a) Anemometer
b) Pressure gradient
c) A radiosonde
d) Velocity
S2 5 1 / 1 point
The Coriolis Effect is zero at:
a) the Equator
b) the Poles
c) sunrise
d) the upper atmosphere
Question 6 1 / 1 point
Which of the following is true about the geostrophic flow?
a) Pressure gradient force equals the Coriolis force.
b) It occurs only in the upper atmosphere.
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c) Friction is not present.
d) all of the above
Question 7 0 / 1 point
In the Northern hemisphere, winds aloft blow __________ around a cyclone.
a) counterclockwise
b) clockwise
c) fast
d) slow
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The Hadley Cell was originally envisaged to cover most, if not all of each hemisphere, North and South. What areadoes it actually cover?
a) Just areas near the equator
b) Just the Mid-latitudes
c) Just the Tropics
d) Just the Tropics and the Mid-Latitudes
Question 9 1 / 1 point
To measure wind speed near the surface, we use _____________________.
a) anemometers
b) radiosonde
c) vertical winds
d) pressure gradients
Question 10 1 / 1 point
The _____________ are the easterly winds found in the tropical regions north and south of the Equator.
a) polar fronts
b) trade winds
c) subtropical high pressure belt
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d) convergence zone
Question 11 0 / 1 point
__________ are driven by intense solar heating, because the noontime Sun is almost directly overhead for muchof the year.
a) polar fronts
b) polar cells
c) Intertropical convergence zone
d) Hadley cells
Question 12 1 / 1 point
Winds along the equator tend to ____________.
a) converge
b) remain calm
c) diverge
d) sink
Question 13 0 / 1 point
The _____________ is a zone of convergence of air masses along the equatorial trough.
a) subtropical high pressure beltb) Intertropical convergence zone
c) trade winds
d) polar front
Question 14 1 / 1 point
The ITCZ shifts ___________ in the northern hemisphere's winter.
a) Tropic of Capricorn
b) far east
c) north
d) south
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The polar front:
a)is a region of small changes in the slope of pressure
surfaces.
b)
is a region marked by a sharp change in horizontal
temperature.
c) is a boundary between two regions of cold air.
d) is not associated with the polar jet stream.
Question 16 1 / 1 point
The subtropical high:
a) often causes dry, desert-like conditions.
b) has strong pressure gradients.
c) has strong winds.
d)is neither a part of, nor a consequence of, the Hadleycell.
Question 17 1 / 1 point
The cell in the midlatitudes is called the _____________.
a) polar Cell
b) tropical Cell
c) Hadley Cell
d) Ferrel Cell
Question 18 1 / 1 point
The large temperature gradient aloft creates a stronger ______________ than at the surface.
a) pressure gradient
b) centripetal force
c) frictional force
d) Coriolis force
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The process in which warm surface waters are replaced by colder waters from below is known as_______________.
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a) thermohaline circulation
b) ocean upwelling
c) gyres
d) western boundary currentsQuestion 20 0 / 1 point
A _______ is the region below the thermocline in which water is very cold.
a) mixed layer
b) gyre
c) deep ocean
d) thermocline
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