Question 1

Compare,contrast,and explain maritime and continental conditions.

Accepted Answer

The maritime effect refers to the modera

Question 2

An image that appears near the horizon when layers of air are at different temperatures and densities is a(n)__________and an example of__________ .

Accepted Answer

A) Rayleigh scatter; albedo 
B) reflection; albedo 
C) mirage; refraction. 
D) reflection; refraction. 
A) Rayleigh scatter; albedo 
B) reflection; albedo 
C) mirage; refraction. 
D) reflection; refraction.

Question 3

In general,more moderate temperature patterns

Accepted Answer

A) are exemplified by Winnipeg and Wichita. 
B) occur in continental interiors. 
C) indicate maritime influences. 
D) are created by continentality. 
A) are exemplified by Winnipeg and Wichita. 
B) occur in continental interiors. 
C) indicate maritime influences. 
D) are created by continentality.

Question 4

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest extent on recond in 1979.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sensible heat transfer (H)refers to energy transfer between the air and the surface by

Accepted Answer

A) turbulent eddies,convection,and conduction. 
B) evaporation of water. 
C) ground heating. 
D) reflection of insolation. 
A) turbulent eddies,convection,and conduction. 
B) evaporation of water. 
C) ground heating. 
D) reflection of insolation.

Question 6

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Continentality results in a greater range between maximum and minimum daily and yearly temperatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Continued urbanization will likely worsen the heat-island effects in the coming years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Moon has an average albedo similar to asphalt and black top.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of Human-produced heat is not significant in New York City. 
B) Urbanized surfaces tend to be sealed. 
C) A city responds much as a desert surface during and after a rainstorm. 
D) Urban surfaces have lower albedos and higher NET R values. 
A) The amount of Human-produced heat is not significant in New York City. 
B) Urbanized surfaces tend to be sealed. 
C) A city responds much as a desert surface during and after a rainstorm. 
D) Urban surfaces have lower albedos and higher NET R values.

Question 11

The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental of North America and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the energy pathways of insolation as it enters Earthʹs atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Answers should inclu

Question 13

-In July,the thermal equator

Accepted Answer

A) trends poleward over continents and equatorward over the oceans. 
B) assumes an orientation that closely parallels that of the equator. 
C) is apparently random and has yet to be adequately explained. 
D) trends equatorward over continents and poleward over the oceans. 
A) trends poleward over continents and equatorward over the oceans. 
B) assumes an orientation that closely parallels that of the equator. 
C) is apparently random and has yet to be adequately explained. 
D) trends equatorward over continents and poleward over the oceans.

Question 14

You would expect a tropical island to have a high degree of continentality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

-Following the urban heat island profile from rural areas to a typical downtown urban area,which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Large urban parks do not mitigate against the urban heat island. 
B) Commercial and urban residential areas have the highest late afternoon temperatures. 
C) On average,urban areas are 1 to 3°C higher than nearby rural areas. 
D) The temperature variations between urban and rural environments are negligible. 
A) Large urban parks do not mitigate against the urban heat island. 
B) Commercial and urban residential areas have the highest late afternoon temperatures. 
C) On average,urban areas are 1 to 3°C higher than nearby rural areas. 
D) The temperature variations between urban and rural environments are negligible.

Question 16

The subsolar point migrates annually between 47 ° N and 47° S latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Within the troposphere,temperatures and density__________ with increasing altitude above Earthʹs surface.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease and increase,respectively 
B) both decrease 
C) increase and decrease,respectively 
D) both increase 
A) decrease and increase,respectively 
B) both decrease 
C) increase and decrease,respectively 
D) both increase

Question 18

A greenhouse is an imperfect analogy for how Earthʹs atmosphere behaves because longwave radiation is not trapped in the same way it is in a greenhouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The size of one Kelvin unit is

Accepted Answer

A) twice as large as one Celsius degree. 
B) the same size as one Fahrenheit degree. 
C) two times smaller than one Celsius degree. 
D) the same size as one Celsius degree. 
A) twice as large as one Celsius degree. 
B) the same size as one Fahrenheit degree. 
C) two times smaller than one Celsius degree. 
D) the same size as one Celsius degree.

Compare,contrast,and explain maritime and continental conditions.

An image that appears near the horizon when layers of air are at different temperatures and densities is a(n)and an example of .

In general,more moderate temperature patterns

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest extent on recond in 1979.

Sensible heat transfer (H)refers to energy transfer between the air and the surface by

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Continentality results in a greater range between maximum and minimum daily and yearly temperatures.

Continued urbanization will likely worsen the heat-island effects in the coming years.

The Moon has an average albedo similar to asphalt and black top.

Which of the following is FALSE?

The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental of North America and Asia.

Describe the energy pathways of insolation as it enters Earthʹs atmosphere.

-In July,the thermal equator

You would expect a tropical island to have a high degree of continentality.

-Following the urban heat island profile from rural areas to a typical downtown urban area,which of the following is TRUE?

The subsolar point migrates annually between 47 ° N and 47° S latitude.

Within the troposphere,temperatures and density__________ with increasing altitude above Earthʹs surface.

A greenhouse is an imperfect analogy for how Earthʹs atmosphere behaves because longwave radiation is not trapped in the same way it is in a greenhouse.

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

The size of one Kelvin unit is

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Compare,contrast,and explain maritime and continental conditions.

An image that appears near the horizon when layers of air are at different temperatures and densities is a(n)__________and an example of__________ .

In general,more moderate temperature patterns

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest extent on recond in 1979.

Sensible heat transfer (H)refers to energy transfer between the air and the surface by

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Continentality results in a greater range between maximum and minimum daily and yearly temperatures.

Continued urbanization will likely worsen the heat-island effects in the coming years.

The Moon has an average albedo similar to asphalt and black top.

Which of the following is FALSE?

The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental of North America and Asia.

Describe the energy pathways of insolation as it enters Earthʹs atmosphere.

-In July,the thermal equator

You would expect a tropical island to have a high degree of continentality.

-Following the urban heat island profile from rural areas to a typical downtown urban area,which of the following is TRUE?

The subsolar point migrates annually between 47 ° N and 47° S latitude.

Within the troposphere,temperatures and density__________ with increasing altitude above Earthʹs surface.

A greenhouse is an imperfect analogy for how Earthʹs atmosphere behaves because longwave radiation is not trapped in the same way it is in a greenhouse.

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

The size of one Kelvin unit is

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An image that appears near the horizon when layers of air are at different temperatures and densities is a(n)and an example of .