Quiz 1

As long as no significant weather events are occurring, when can the peak daytime temperatures usually be expected?

2-6 hours

As you move up a mountainside to higher elevations, what can you expect to happen to the air pressure?

Decrease

In what areas below would water vapor concentrations tend to be highest?

Near coastlines, low elevation

Near the poles, how does the amount of incoming solar radiation generally compare with the amount of outgoing terrestrial radiation?

Outgoing more than incoming

Which of the following factors affect surface and air temperatures?

Reflectance, Sun angle, specific heat, water vapor

Earth's weather results from the transport of heat energy. Most of this heat energy comes from

Sun

The regions of Earth receiving the most heat from the Sun are the

Tropics

If the incoming solar radiation in an area exceeds the outgoing terrestrial radiation, the surface and atmosphere will

Warm

Which of the following can be expected when skies are cloudy?

Warmer and nighttime, and cooler daytime temperatures.

Which of the following represents a weather-related "Watch Out" situation?

Winds, hot and dry, unfamiliarity