Geography lesson 2 quiz
Solar energy is in the form of ____________.
Electromagnetic Radiation
Which of the following types of EmR is emitted by the Earth's surface?
Gamma ray
If ozone concentrations in the stratosphere are reduced, what increases at the Earth's surfaces?
Ultra-violet radiation risk
Variable greenhouse gasses, like water vapor and carbon dioxide, are the two primary _____ of solar radiation in the atmopshere.
absorbers
True or False: Day length has no relationship to how much insolation is received.
false
True or False: Human eyes detect EmR in the infrared wavelenths.
false
True or False: longwave radiation emitted by the Earth is all lost to space.
false
True or False: nitrogen and carbon dioxide are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere.
false
Quantifying the amount of EmR incoming verses outgoing is called ___________.
net radiation
Which of the following gasses is an effective filter for ultra-violet radiation, absorbing it and stopping most from reaching the Earth's surface?
ozone
Match the methods of heat transfer with their definitions.
transfer of heat through vertical motions- warm material expands and rises, cool material condenses and sinks. >>Convention transfer of heat by direct contact. >>Conduction transfer of heat energy via waves. >>Radiation
True or False: Sensible heat can be measured by a thermometer.
true
True or False: The Earth constantly absorbs solar shortwave radiation and emits longwave radiation.
true
True or False: human activities were directly responsible for reducing the thickness of the ozone layer in the stratosphere.
true
True or False: snow and ice have a high albedo, and reflect most incoming solar radiation.
true
True or False: solar radiation (EmR) is affected by absorption and scattering as it passes through our atmosphere.
true
True or False: the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth affects the amount of insolation received.
true
Which of the following is an example of EmR from the short wavelength end of the spectrum?
x-rays
