Chapter 11 Review Quiz

The noon Sun is directly over what latitude on June 21?

23.5 degrees North

Select all the choices below that are true of "re-radiation".

A, B, C, D

Select the layers in the image below is the temperature vs. elevation relationship opposite of that in the troposphere?

A, D

During which season would the direct noonday sunlight be over line E?

Both B and E are true

In the image below of the Earth in four different possible positions around the Sun, the arrows represent Earth's direction of revolution and the Earth B is closest to you and Earth D is farthest away. Which Earth position represents summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

C

In the drawing below of the boiling pot of water, which letter represents how the Earth is heated by the Sun?

C.C

Which line below is most likely the Tropic of Cancer?

D

"Climate" is what's happening today or this week in terms of temperature and cloudiness and precipitation.

False

As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the northern hemisphere is always pointed most directly at the Sun.

False

Conduction would be the healthiest way for humans for heat to be transferred from the Sun to the Earth.

False

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is Oxyygen.

False

Which of the below represents the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth's surface upwards?

T,S,M,T

A lot of data about changing climate comes from looking at layers of glacial ice in Greenland and Antarctica.

True

In the the thermosphere the temperature is high even though there is very little heat.

True

__________ is the term we use for the % of the Sun's energy that is reflected back into space by different surface colors.

albedo

The Tropic of _______________________ is at 23.5 south latitude.

capricorn

Which of the gasses below is NOT a relatively stable (unchanging over thousands of years) component of the atmosphere?

carbon dioxide

The use of __________ fuels has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

fossil

The trapping of heat in the lower layer of the atmosphere produced by certain heat absorbing gases is called the ________.

greenhouse effect

The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is:

nitrogen

__________ is the number two most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

oxygen

The autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is what special day in the Southern Hemisphere?

spring equinox

Ozone is concentrated in what layer of the atmosphere?

stratosphere

What below LEAST belongs with the other choices?

sun's direct rays at noon over the equator