Question 1

The present quantity of water on Earth was achieved approximately ________ years before the present.

Accepted Answer

A) one million years ago 
B) 500 million years ago 
C) two billion years ago 
D) 10 000 years ago (end of ice age) 
E) 4)6 billion years ago 
A) one million years ago 
B) 500 million years ago 
C) two billion years ago 
D) 10 000 years ago (end of ice age) 
E) 4)6 billion years ago

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding fresh water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) most of it is in large lakes. 
B) most of it is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. 
C) freshwater lakes and streams hold only .000091% of Earth's total water. 
D) most is stored at atmospheric moisture 
E) most is stored in deep groundwater 
A) most of it is in large lakes. 
B) most of it is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. 
C) freshwater lakes and streams hold only .000091% of Earth's total water. 
D) most is stored at atmospheric moisture 
E) most is stored in deep groundwater

Question 3

The process of sublimation (deposition)in the atmosphere produces

Accepted Answer

A) fog. 
B) freezing rain. 
C) snowflakes. 
D) graupel. 
E) hail. 
A) fog. 
B) freezing rain. 
C) snowflakes. 
D) graupel. 
E) hail.

Question 4

Which of the following would be true of the humidity above the hot,dry,subtropical deserts of the world during the daytime?

Accepted Answer

A) the specific humidity would be very low. 
B) the relative humidity would always be high. 
C) the saturation vapour pressure would be low. 
D) the lifting condensation level would be low. 
E) mixing ratio would be very high. 
A) the specific humidity would be very low. 
B) the relative humidity would always be high. 
C) the saturation vapour pressure would be low. 
D) the lifting condensation level would be low. 
E) mixing ratio would be very high.

Question 5

Give a hypothetical example of stable atmospheric conditions,and then do the same for unstable atmospheric conditions.

Accepted Answer

Hypothetical example of stable atmospher

Question 6

The wet adiabatic rate is ________ than the dry adiabatic rate because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) greater condensation heats the air 
B) greater condensation cools the air 
C) less condensation heats the air 
D) less condensation cools the air 
A) greater condensation heats the air 
B) greater condensation cools the air 
C) less condensation heats the air 
D) less condensation cools the air

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) the southern hemisphere is dominated by water. 
B) the northern hemisphere is dominated by water. 
C) they are evenly distributed in both hemispheres. 
D) the southern hemisphere is dominated by land. 
A) the southern hemisphere is dominated by water. 
B) the northern hemisphere is dominated by water. 
C) they are evenly distributed in both hemispheres. 
D) the southern hemisphere is dominated by land.

Question 8

Areas between 25° to 35° latitude usually become ________ because this area is dominated by air that is sinking and being ________.

Accepted Answer

A) deserts cooled by expansion 
B) deserts heated by compression 
C) rain forests cooled by expansion 
D) rain forests heated by compression 
A) deserts cooled by expansion 
B) deserts heated by compression 
C) rain forests cooled by expansion 
D) rain forests heated by compression

Question 9

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is an example of saline lake water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following phase changes decreases the temperature of the air?

Accepted Answer

A) water to ice 
B) ice to water 
C) steam to water 
D) steam to ice 
A) water to ice 
B) ice to water 
C) steam to water 
D) steam to ice

Question 11

Which of the following phase changes involves the greatest number of calories?

Accepted Answer

A) melting 
B) evaporation 
C) sublimation 
D) condensation 
E) vaporization 
A) melting 
B) evaporation 
C) sublimation 
D) condensation 
E) vaporization

Question 12

If the saturation vapour pressure increases while the amount of water vapour in the air remains constant,this would indicate

Accepted Answer

A) that the temperature had increased. 
B) that the temperature had decreased as a result of the loss of heat energy. 
C) that the air was cooling by expansion. 
D) that the air had reached the lifting condensation level. 
E) that it is raining. 
A) that the temperature had increased. 
B) that the temperature had decreased as a result of the loss of heat energy. 
C) that the air was cooling by expansion. 
D) that the air had reached the lifting condensation level. 
E) that it is raining.

Question 13

A small,puffy cumulus cloud can weigh as much as 1000 tons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding cirrostratus clouds?

Accepted Answer

A) they are uniform,featureless,and grey like high fog. 
B) the Sun's outline is just visible through these clouds. 
C) they form a veil of ice crystals that creates a halo around the Moon or Sun. 
D) they are sharply outlined,and billowy. 
E) they extend through all levels of the atmosphere. 
A) they are uniform,featureless,and grey like high fog. 
B) the Sun's outline is just visible through these clouds. 
C) they form a veil of ice crystals that creates a halo around the Moon or Sun. 
D) they are sharply outlined,and billowy. 
E) they extend through all levels of the atmosphere.

Question 15

Water molecules bind tightly to one another.This is a result of

Accepted Answer

A) hydrogen bonding. 
B) covalent bonding. 
C) atomic friction. 
D) molecular hold. 
E) fusion. 
A) hydrogen bonding. 
B) covalent bonding. 
C) atomic friction. 
D) molecular hold. 
E) fusion.

Question 16

The smaller the difference in temperature between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer,the ________ the air is and the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) drier further the air temperature is from dew point 
B) drier closer the air temperature is to dew point 
C) wetter further the air temperature is from dew point 
D) wetter closer the air temperature is to dew point 
A) drier further the air temperature is from dew point 
B) drier closer the air temperature is to dew point 
C) wetter further the air temperature is from dew point 
D) wetter closer the air temperature is to dew point

Question 17

If the heat of fusion and the heat of vaporization were reversed,which of the following statements would be true?

Accepted Answer

A) the phase change from liquid to ice would occur more slowly than it now does. 
B) water would melt much more readily than it now does. 
C) Earth's water bodies might freeze because,once frozen,the ice would not melt as easily. 
D) atmospheric vapour would condense into water droplets,shrouding the planet in cloud. 
E) there would be no atmospheric moisture. 
A) the phase change from liquid to ice would occur more slowly than it now does. 
B) water would melt much more readily than it now does. 
C) Earth's water bodies might freeze because,once frozen,the ice would not melt as easily. 
D) atmospheric vapour would condense into water droplets,shrouding the planet in cloud. 
E) there would be no atmospheric moisture.

Question 18

When high-level air in the subtropics sinks,it is heated by compression and this  lowers  its relative humidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To date,scientists have only confirmed liquid water on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Both the latent heat of melting (heat of fusion)and the latent heat of freezing involve the absorption or release of ________ calories per gram of water changing state.

Accepted Answer

A) 80 
B) 100 
C) 540 
D) 585 
E) 54 
A) 80 
B) 100 
C) 540 
D) 585 
E) 54

Exam 7: Water and Atmospheric Moisture

The present quantity of water on Earth was achieved approximately ________ years before the present.

Which of the following is true regarding fresh water on Earth?

The process of sublimation (deposition)in the atmosphere produces

Which of the following would be true of the humidity above the hot,dry,subtropical deserts of the world during the daytime?

Give a hypothetical example of stable atmospheric conditions,and then do the same for unstable atmospheric conditions.

The wet adiabatic rate is ________ than the dry adiabatic rate because ________.

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

Areas between 25° to 35° latitude usually become ________ because this area is dominated by air that is sinking and being ________.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is an example of saline lake water.

Which of the following phase changes decreases the temperature of the air?

Which of the following phase changes involves the greatest number of calories?

If the saturation vapour pressure increases while the amount of water vapour in the air remains constant,this would indicate

A small,puffy cumulus cloud can weigh as much as 1000 tons.

Which of the following is true regarding cirrostratus clouds?

Water molecules bind tightly to one another.This is a result of

The smaller the difference in temperature between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer,the ________ the air is and the ________.

If the heat of fusion and the heat of vaporization were reversed,which of the following statements would be true?

When high-level air in the subtropics sinks,it is heated by compression and this lowers its relative humidity.

To date,scientists have only confirmed liquid water on Earth.

Both the latent heat of melting (heat of fusion)and the latent heat of freezing involve the absorption or release of ________ calories per gram of water changing state.

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