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