EACS ch 1-3

which of the following spheres is composed exclusively of water

hydrosphere

the primary cause of the earths seasons is

inclination of the earths rotation axis

a place located along a windward coast

will probably have cooler summer temperatures than an inland place at the same latitude

the majority of the water outside of the oceans in the form of

water vapor in the atmosphere

a location along a seacoast will probably have summer temperatures that are --- compared to an island location

cooler

Marquette, MI is at 47 degrees N latitude what is the angle of the suns noon rays here on December 22

19 1/2

if the maximum temperature for a particular day is 26 degrees C and the minimum temperature is 14 degrees C the daily mean is

20degrees C

suppose the albedo of a planet is measures to be 40% this means that

40% of the suns energy is reflected

The aurora that is visible in the southern hemisphere is the

Aurora australis

if it is September 2nd in the northern hemisphere which will happen next

Autumnal equinox

the length of daylight gets progressively longer going south from the equator on

December 21st

the lowest temperature in the atmosphere exists where ?

Mesosphere

The best definition of the term climate is

The sum of all statistical weather that helps describe a place or region

True or false The ions in the ionosphere come primarily from oxygen and nitrogen

True

true or false Fairbanks, Alaska has more hours of daylight in June than Miami Florida

True

true or false The troposphere is part of the homosphere

True

true or false scientific hypothesis are rejected when they do not agree with observed data

True

true or false the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over the last century is due primarily to the burning of fossil fuels

True

This country has the greatest variety of weather in the world

United States

The process of scientific inquiry, a theory is best defined as

a hypothesis that has been extensively tested and is generally accepted bt the scientific community

a poleward moving ocean current is

a warm current

at what time of year is the earths axis not tilted either toward or away from the sun

autumnal equinox

if it is September 2nd in the northern hemisphere which will happen next

autumnal equinox

the annual temperature range at most latitudes in the southern hemisphere is much smaller than in the northern hemisphere

there is more area covered by water in the southern hemisphere

the ---- is often used in making a thermograph

bimetal strip

which of the following cannot be calculated from daily mean temperature data

daily temperature range and annual temperature range

which of the following correctly describes the equinoxes

days and nights are equal in length in all parts of the world

the highest accepted temperature record for the united states is 57 degrees c was set at

death valley California

the annual temperature range at most latitudes in the southern hemisphere is much smaller than in the northern hemisphere why ?

there is more area covered by water in the southern hemisphere

True or false a scientific fact will always be considered true

false

true or false advection refers to vertical convection motions

false

true or false an alcohol thermometer is considered to be a maximum thermometer

false

true or false climate is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

false

true or false evaporation of water from lakes and moist soil increases their temperatures

false

true or false even if we cannot test something against the empirical world we still could possibly call it science

false

true or false isotherms are more irregular in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere

false

true or false land cools more slowly than water during autumn because the land has a smaller specific heat

false

true or false meteorologically, conduction is the most important mechanism of heat transfer

false

true or false negative values are not possible on the Celsius temperature scale

false

true or false the Celsius scale is an absolute temperature scale

false

true or false the equator receives vertical rays from the sun year around

false

true or false there is a sharp definable boundary between the atmosphere and outer space

false

scattering

is responsible for the redness of the sun

the 90 degree angle rays strike the tropic of cancer on

june 21

at 45 degrees s latitude the angle of the noon sun is lowest and the length of daylight is shortest on

june 21st

the heat transport carried out by air and oceanic circulations serves to

keep tropics from becoming warmer and keep poles from becoming colder

the wave lengths emitted by the earth are

longer than those emitted by the sun

a constriction in the glass bore is characteristic of the

maximum thermometer

which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

nitrogen

the longest wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum are

none of these

if you were to put your hand out into the thermosphere it would

not feel any heat, because very few molecules would collide with your skin

a primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water area is that

on land all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer

which of these is not a significant factor in the role played by particles or dust in the atmosphere

ozone production

during the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere the circle of illumination passes directly through the

poles

photosynthesis

releases carbon dioxide

during the earths orbit around the sun the inclination

remains constant at 23.5 degrees

which of the following has a higher albedo

snow

since the equator to pole temperature contrast is the major cause of atmosphere circulations you would expect wind speed to be slowest in the

summer

the primary factor which determines what type and how much radiation an object emits is its

temperature

atmospheric pressure is caused by

the weight of the air above

a location on windward coast refers to a place where the prevailing wind is

toward the land

given that there is a linear relationship between the number of heating degree-days and fuel consumption if the number of heating degree-days tripled from one month to the next for a building we would expect the fuel bill to

triple

the weather sphere is in the

troposphere

The four thermal layers of the atmosphere in order beginning from the surface are

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

true or false Africa hold the world record for the highest temperature and Antarctica holds the world record for the lowest temperature

true

true or false At one time the earths atmosphere contained no free oxygen

true

true or false a scientific hypothesis is a testable idea or explanation of observed facts or events

true

true or false auroral displays increase conspicuously at times when sunspots are most numerous

true

true or false depletion of the ozone layer leads to increased amounts of UV radiation striking the surface of the earth

true

true or false isotherm lines usually do not pass directly through observing station locations

true

true or false low sun angles are associated with longer atmospheric path lengths

true

true or false ozone is continually created in out atmosphere by solar radiation

true

true or false seasonal temperature variations are due primarily to the changing distance between the earth and sun

true

true or false sun angle is the angular distance from the observers horizon to the sun at noon

true

true or false the earths axis is not perpendicular to the plane of its orbit around the sun

true

true or false the earths rotations motion and its orbital motion about the sun are independent from each other

true

true or false the southern hemisphere is also referred to as the water hemisphere

true

true or false there are two ways to measure the daily mean temperature and they could give two different results

true

true or false there is no well-defined thermosphere

true

which one of the following gases has the greatest effect on weather ?

water vapor