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1
The Gulf Stream pushes warm water...
poleward
equator-ward
2
The tropics are located between latitude lines ____?
32.5N-32.5S
23.5N-23.5S
3
66.5 N is referred to as the ___?
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Pole
4
What is the MOST IMPORTANT control of temperature?
prevailing winds
latitude
altitude
ocean currents
5
Periodic changes in Earth's orbital Parameters which control the onset of glacial periods....
Variation
Wein's Law
Seasonality
Milankovich Cycles
6
What refers to the atmosphere at a given time and place?
Weather
Climate
Latent Heat
Element
7
Warm ocean currents are associated with the atmosphere being...
stable
unstable
8
In the Troposphere, the temperature ____ with an increase altitude.
Increases
Decreases
9
Warm ocean currents are often on the ____ coast of continents
west
east
10
At the same wavelength, good emitters are equally good absorbers
Wien's Law
Kirchoff's Law
Planck's Law
Stephan-Boltzman Law
11
Which of the four spheres consists of all the water on earth?
Lithosphere
Hydrospere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
12
The atmosphere is a good absorber of of shortwave radiation.
False
True
13
An object with an albedo of 95% absorbs 95% of the radiation that hits it.
False
True
14
Which of these surfaces would have the highest albedo?
Fresh Snow
Asphalt
Grass
Water
15
Which value represents the tilt of the earth?
32.5 degrees
13 degrees
53.2 degrees
23.5 degrees
16
This important gas is helpful for blocking UV radiation?
ozone
argon
Nitrogen
oxygen
17
Dominant winds can also be called
Prevailing Winds
Wind Chill
Spatial Winds
Diurnal Winds
18
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a given mass of a substance by a given amount
latent heat
kinetic energy
albedo
specific heat
19
Gasses were released into earth's second atmosphere during a process known as....
aerobic synthesis
Outgassing
Photosynthesis
layering
20
Which of these latitudes would receive direct sunlight twice per year?
23.5 degrees North
5 degrees south
30 Degrees South
31 Degrees North
21
The amount of energy increases with an increase in temperature
Planck's Law
Stephan-Boltzmann Law
Kirchoff's Law
Wien's Law
22
Longitude lines MEASURE
East-West
North-South
23
Wind Chill indicates how "hot" an individual feels given various combinations of temperature & relative humidity
True
False
24
The transmission of energy through space is known as ....
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
25
During the Spring and Autumnal Equinox the suns direct rays strike the Equator.
False
True
26
Which term describes weather conditions over a longer period of time?
Environment
Atmosphere
Temperature
Climate
27
When is the Winter Solstice (northern hemisphere)
December 21 or 22
January 21 or 22
November 21 or 22
28
Land heats up faster and to a greater extreme than water...
false
true
29
When is the Summer Solstice (northern hemisphere)?
July 21 or 22
May 21 or 22
June 21 or 22
30
Which of these gases is most abundant in the current atmosphere?
Trace Gases
Argon
Nitrogen
Water
31
Continental climates often have smaller temperature ranges than marine climates....
false
true
32
Lines of equal temperature on a temperature map....
mean daily temperatures
thermals
zones
isotherms
33
The greenhouse effect is naturally occurring
False
True
34
The Earth's seasons are caused by ___
The tilt of the earth
The rotation of the earth
The distance from the sun
The earths elliptical orbit
35
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere decreases most rapidly ____
in the thermosphere
in the stratosphere
near the surface
36
Latent Heat Exchange and Sensible Heat Exchange make up the....
Radiation Budget
Energy Budget
37
Which of the sets circles that make of the geographic grid are parallel lines?
Both
Latitude
Longitude
38
Water heats up slower than land because it is mobile and light is transmitted through multiple levels
True
False
39
The layer of the atmosphere in which most of the weather occurs
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
40
The transmission of energy by molecular activity is known as?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
41
The Tropic of Cancer is Located at ___?
23.5N
23.5 S
65N
42
The point in Earth's Orbit where it is closest to the sun.
Perihelion
Aphelion
Summer
43
For a unique temperature, radiating object emits a unique, characterstic spectrum
Kirchoff's Law
Stephan-Blotzmann Law
Planck's Law
Wien's Law
44
How many hours of daylight are there during an equinox ?
not enough info
6
12
8
45
Which of the four spheres consists of the gases around the planet?
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
46
The Normal Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) is ___ degrees Celsius per thousand meters...
-8.5
-6.5
-6
-7
47
Latent Heat Exchange is more efficient than Sensible Heat Exchange.
False
True
48
Very hot objects like the sun emit longwave radiation.
True
False
49
The pressure exerted by the earth's atmosphere is greatest at?
The Surface
The Thermosphere
The Mesosphere
The Tropopause
50
A _________ has an emissivity of 1.
black body
gray body
