Test 1 Practice Test

2) Which of the following terms characterizes the discipline of geography? A) eclectic B) holistic C) unscientific D) A B and C. E) A and B only.

E

16) If a surface absorbs insolation A) diffuse radiation occurs. B) its temperature decreases. C) refraction occurs. D) its temperature increases. E) its temperature is unaffected.

D

18) Air temperature is a measure of the presence of which of the following? A) relative humidity B) heat capacity C) apparent temperature D) sensible heat

D

1) Which is not true of geographers? A) They are not really scientists. B) They use spatial analysis. C) They are concerned with spatial and temporal relationships. D) They are Earth systems scientists.

A

10) The ozonosphere is critical to life because it A) absorbs most ultraviolet wavelengths. B) absorbs visible light wavelengths. C) affects temperatures. D) produces the auroras.

A

12) Photochemical reactions produce A) ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrates (PAN). B) particulates such as dust dirt soot and ash. C) carbon monoxide. D) principally sulfur dioxides.

A

22) Air flow is initiated by the A) pressure gradient force. B) friction force. C) Coriolis force. D) centrifugal force.

A

24) The Coriolis force A) causes the apparent deflection of winds from a straight path. B) drives air from areas of higher to lower barometric pressure. C) is the only force acting on flows of air in the upper troposphere. D) decreases with height above the surface.

A

21) Evaporation A) affects the temperature of land surfaces and water bodies the same amount. B) tends to lower temperatures more over water bodies than over land. C) tends to increase temperatures over land. D) tends to increase the temperature over water. E) affects land more than ocean surfaces.

B

25) The Polar high above the North Pole is a __________ pressure system that produces variable winds that flow in a/an __________ pattern. A) strong cyclonic B) weak anticyclonic C) weak cyclonic D) strong anticyclonic

B

33) Which of the following is not true of ozone? A) The total amount of ozone is very small compared to the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere. B) It is inert ex. it is chemically non-reactive. C) It consists of three oxygen molecules. D) It experiences natural fluctuations in amount but has been in a state of dynamic equilibrium for hundreds of millions of years. E) Even if the production of CFCs were stopped today the CFCs already present in the atmosphere would continue to destroy ozone for decades

B

5) A value for Earth's circumference was first calculated by A) Columbus. B) a librarian at Alexandria named Eratosthenes. C) modern satellite measurements. D) Pythagoras.

B

15) Because of the process known as __________ the sun appears above the horizon __________ it has actually risen. A) transmission after B) refraction after C) refraction before D) transmission before E) reflection before

C

17) Net radiation (NET R) refers to A) the amount of insolation not absorbed at the surface. B) the net energy expended for ground heating and cooling. C) the balance of all radiation incoming and outgoing at Earth's surface. D) the amount of insolation coming into the surface.

C

23) A isoline of equal pressure plotted on a weather map is known as A) an equilibrium line. B) the thermal equator. C) an isobar. D) an isotherm.

C

29) How far north you live from the equator is measured as your __________ whereas an imaginary line marking all those places at that same distance north of the equator is called a __________. A) longitude meridian B) meridian longitude C) latitude parallel D) parallel latitude E) location place

C

3) Which of the following is the most strongly supported by experimental and observational evidence? A) speculation B) hypothesis C) theory D) educated guess

C

31) Which of the following statements is true? A) December 21 = vernal equinox. B) September 22 = summer solstice in Australia. C) March 21 = equal day and nights everywhere on Earth. D) June 21 = equal day and nights everywhere on Earth. E) December 21 = subsolar point at the Tropic of Cancer.

C

32) The Tropic of Cancer refers to A) the parallel that occurs at 23.5 º south latitude. B) the location of the subsolar point on September 22. C) the parallel that is the farthest northern location for the subsolar point during the year. D) 0e latitude when the Sun crosses the equator.

C

4) Living systems are considered A) inorganic. B) abiotic. C) biotic. D) part of the lithosphere.

C

26) Land-sea breezes are caused by A) onshore (toward the land) air flows that develop in the afternoon as the land heats faster than neighboring water surfaces. B) cooler air flowing offshore (toward the ocean) in the afternoon. C) the fact that warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land. D) the fact that water heats and cools faster than land surfaces.

A

28) A nonrechargeable battery can best be described as a/an __________ energy system and a/an __________ material system. A) closed closed B) closed open C) open open D) open closed

A

14) The passage of shortwave and longwave energy through the atmosphere or water is an example of A) insolation. B) transmission. C) refraction. D) absorption.

B

19)If the temperature at the surface of the earth (at sea level) is 40 º C what is the temperature at 2000 m if the normal lapse rate is 6.4 º C/1000 m? A) 46.4 º C B) 52.8 º C C) 27.2 º C D) 33.6 º C

B

20) -273 º C (-459.4 º F) is A) the same as 273 Kelvin. B) absolute 0 º temperature. C) an average boiling temperature. D) not possible on any scale.

B

7) Travelers flying west from Los Angeles (118º W) to Tokyo (139 º E) will cross the __________ and as a result they will __________ when crossing this meridian. A) prime meridian and gain a day (Example: Sunday becomes Saturday.) B) International Dateline and gain a day (Example: Sunday becomes Saturday.) C) International Dateline and lose a day (Example: Saturday becomes Sunday.) D) prime meridian and lose a day (Example: Saturday becomes Sunday.)

C

8) The larger the scale of a map the __________ the area covered by the map and the ________ detail it provides. A) larger less B) larger more C) smaller more D) smaller less

C

13) The Clean Air Act A) was made stronger during the Reagan administration. B) is no longer in effect. C) did not result in significant reductions of any major air pollutants. D) has saved the country several trillion dollars.

D

27) Which of the following is correctly matched? A) equilibrium balance of inputs and outputs B) steady state equilibrium small fluctuations about an average condition C) dynamic equilibrium small fluctuations about an average condition that changes gradually over time D) All of the above are correctly matched.

D

30) Which of the following results from radiation imbalances at different latitudes? A) hurricanes B) global winds C) ocean currents D) all of these E) none of the above

D

6) An angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth is termed A) longitude. B) Greenwich distance. C) zenith. D) latitude.

D

9) Based on temperature the atmosphere is divided into A) two functional areas that absorb radiation from the Sun. B) two broad regions. C) nitrogen oxygen argon. D) four regions: ranging from the troposphere to the thermosphere.

D

11) Which of the following can lead to a temperature inversion? A) air drainage into mountain valleys B) radiative cooling of the ground at night C) a lowering of the stratosphere during periods of low sun activity D) all of the above E) A and B only

E