Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In terms of latitudinal distribution, the highest annual value for LE over land

Accepted Answer

A)  is between 10 degrees and 10 degrees S latitudes. 
B)  coincides with the distribution of the value for H. 
C)  is between 15 degrees to 30 degrees N and S latitudes. 
D)  is the same for both the El Mirage and Pitt Meadows examples. 
A)  is between 10 degrees and 10 degrees S latitudes. 
B)  coincides with the distribution of the value for H. 
C)  is between 15 degrees to 30 degrees N and S latitudes. 
D)  is the same for both the El Mirage and Pitt Meadows examples.

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practical technology for the use of solar energy has not yet been developed. 
B)  Solar-thermal electrical production is only at the experimental stage. 
C)  Flat-plate solar collectors were sold in newspapers and merchandise catalogs almost 100 years ago. 
D)  Solar energy is nonrenewable, and the technology associated with its use is highly centralized and expensive. 
A)  Practical technology for the use of solar energy has not yet been developed. 
B)  Solar-thermal electrical production is only at the experimental stage. 
C)  Flat-plate solar collectors were sold in newspapers and merchandise catalogs almost 100 years ago. 
D)  Solar energy is nonrenewable, and the technology associated with its use is highly centralized and expensive.

Question 4

The average building in the U.S. does not receive enough energy to heat it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding clouds?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increase temperature minimums $\underline {\text { and } }$temperature maximums. 
B)  They cover about 15 percent of Earth's surface at any one time. 
C)  They act like insulation in that they have a moderating influence on temperatures. 
D)  They decrease nighttime temperatures and increase daytime temperatures. 
A)  They increase temperature minimums $\underline {\text { and } }$temperature maximums. 
B)  They cover about 15 percent of Earth's surface at any one time. 
C)  They act like insulation in that they have a moderating influence on temperatures. 
D)  They decrease nighttime temperatures and increase daytime temperatures.

Question 6

Insolation is the only source of energy that is $\underline { \text { ultimately } }$ responsible for heating the atmosphere and driving weather phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The insolation received at Earth's surface is

Accepted Answer

A)  usually low at the equator. 
B)  generally greater at high latitudes because of daylength. 
C)  greatest over low-latitude deserts with their cloudless skies. 
D)  inadequate to sustain life. 
A)  usually low at the equator. 
B)  generally greater at high latitudes because of daylength. 
C)  greatest over low-latitude deserts with their cloudless skies. 
D)  inadequate to sustain life.

Question 8

$\underline { \text { Reflection } }$ is responsible for rainbows and mirages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Longwave radiation (+ LW) arriving at the surface

Accepted Answer

A)  comes primarily from infrared energy emitted by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 
B)  comes directly from the Sun. 
C)  comes from diffuse solar radiation. 
D)  comes from UV radiation reflected from the bottoms of clouds. 
A)  comes primarily from infrared energy emitted by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 
B)  comes directly from the Sun. 
C)  comes from diffuse solar radiation. 
D)  comes from UV radiation reflected from the bottoms of clouds.

Question 10

The sky is blue because

Accepted Answer

A)  blue light is absorbed more than other wavelengths. 
B)  Earth's atmosphere allows only blue light to enter. 
C)  the atmosphere scatters blue light more than any other visible wavelength. 
D)  most of the light coming from the Sun is in the blue end of the visible spectrum. 
A)  blue light is absorbed more than other wavelengths. 
B)  Earth's atmosphere allows only blue light to enter. 
C)  the atmosphere scatters blue light more than any other visible wavelength. 
D)  most of the light coming from the Sun is in the blue end of the visible spectrum.

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

In terms of latitudinal distribution, the highest annual value for LE over land

Which of the following is true?

The average building in the U.S. does not receive enough energy to heat it.

Which of the following is true regarding clouds?

Insolation is the only source of energy that is $\underline { \text { ultimately } }$ responsible for heating the atmosphere and driving weather phenomena.

The insolation received at Earth's surface is

$\underline { \text { Reflection } }$ is responsible for rainbows and mirages.

Longwave radiation (+ LW) arriving at the surface

The sky is blue because

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

In terms of latitudinal distribution, the highest annual value for LE over land

Which of the following is true?

The average building in the U.S. does not receive enough energy to heat it.

Which of the following is true regarding clouds?

Insolation is the only source of energy that is ultimately ‾\underline { \text { ultimately } } ultimately ​ responsible for heating the atmosphere and driving weather phenomena.

The insolation received at Earth's surface is

Reflection ‾\underline { \text { Reflection } } Reflection ​ is responsible for rainbows and mirages.

Longwave radiation (+ LW) arriving at the surface

The sky is blue because

Foundations of Geography

Solar Energy, Seasons, and the Atmosphere

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Atmospheric Water and Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

The Dynamic Planet

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes

The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms

Glacial and Penglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystems and Biomes

Earth and the Human Denominator

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Insolation is the only source of energy that is $\underline { \text { ultimately } }$ responsible for heating the atmosphere and driving weather phenomena.

$\underline { \text { Reflection } }$ is responsible for rainbows and mirages.