GEOG-103 Exam 1 Review

What is the process responsible for turning cloud droplets into raindrops?

Oxygen-18 is heavier than oxygen-16.

Which of the following is not one of the main cloud types?

Unstable isotopes are used by climate scientists to:

Which of the following is a branch of Earth Science?

What is the name for an earth scientist who studies the weather?

Which type of weather front usually brings the most severe storms?

Wind blows from low to high pressure.

Earth is currently in an interglacial phase of an icehouse period.

What is the name for lines of equal air pressure depicted on a weather map?

Which of the following is not a chemical layer of Earth?

Which of the following factors influence the climate zones on Earth?

What is the process that starts the process of wind generation?

How long ago was Nevada covered in lakes much more vast than today?

When is the warmest time of day?

A decrease in world population would be beneficial for climate change.

Switching from coal to petroleum would be beneficial for climate change

What was the name of the largest Pleistocene lake in Nevada?

Which of the following carbon exchanges takes the longest time?

The core of Earth and the surface of the sun are approximately the same temperature.

Which greenhouse gas is used as a metric for global temperature?

Spreading the wealth around the globe would be beneficial for climate change.

The Late Cenozoic Ice Age started ~34 million years ago due to:

How old is Earth?

What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

Dry regions experience greater diurnal temperature range than wet regions.

Glaciers grow worldwide when Earth’s axis is more less tilted.

The Moon is the main influence on Earth’s ocean tides.

Without the greenhouse effect, life on Earth would not be possible.

A good map should always include a title, a scale, and a north arrow.