Question 1

Lines connecting locations having the same temperature are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) isotherms 
B) isolines 
C) isobars 
D) isohypses 
E) isohyets 
A) isotherms 
B) isolines 
C) isobars 
D) isohypses 
E) isohyets

Question 2

Which of the following may be used to reduce the damage of frosts?

Accepted Answer

A) irrigation 
B) oil burning heaters 
C) dark colored mulch on the soil surface 
D) light colored mulch on the soil surface 
E) all of the above 
A) irrigation 
B) oil burning heaters 
C) dark colored mulch on the soil surface 
D) light colored mulch on the soil surface 
E) all of the above

Question 3

The annual range of temperature decreases with latitude especially over northern hemisphere continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the troposphere with the stratosphere.

Accepted Answer

The troposphere and the stratosphere are

Question 5

Which of the following orderings of atmospheric layers is correct as one moves from the earth's surface through the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) troposphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,thermosphere 
B) troposphere,thermosphere,stratosphere,mesosphere 
C) thermosphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,troposphere 
D) stratosphere,thermosphere,troposphere,mesosphere 
E) thermosphere.mesosphere,stratosphere,troposphere 
A) troposphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,thermosphere 
B) troposphere,thermosphere,stratosphere,mesosphere 
C) thermosphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,troposphere 
D) stratosphere,thermosphere,troposphere,mesosphere 
E) thermosphere.mesosphere,stratosphere,troposphere

Question 6

At what altitude would you normally find the tropopause?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 km to 10 kms 
B) 2 kms to 12 kms 
C) 6 kms to 16 kms 
D) 8 kms to 18 kms 
E) 10 kms to 20 kms 
A) 1 km to 10 kms 
B) 2 kms to 12 kms 
C) 6 kms to 16 kms 
D) 8 kms to 18 kms 
E) 10 kms to 20 kms

Question 7

Which of the following is a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

A) photosynthesis 
B) chlorofluorocarbons 
C) rice fields 
D) burning of fossil fuels 
E) melting ice 
A) photosynthesis 
B) chlorofluorocarbons 
C) rice fields 
D) burning of fossil fuels 
E) melting ice

Question 8

What is the technical term for a digital thermometer?

Accepted Answer

A) isotherm 
B) thermoneter 
C) thermistor 
D) electrotherm 
E) digitherm 
A) isotherm 
B) thermoneter 
C) thermistor 
D) electrotherm 
E) digitherm

Question 9

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Isotherms connect points of equal temperature. 
B) Isobars connect points of equal pressure 
C) The horizontal rate of temperature change is referred to as the temperature gradient 
D) A world isotherm map of mean January sea level temperatures indicates a poleward bending of isotherms over large land masses. 
E) Advection is the horizontal transport of energy by the atmosphere 
A) Isotherms connect points of equal temperature. 
B) Isobars connect points of equal pressure 
C) The horizontal rate of temperature change is referred to as the temperature gradient 
D) A world isotherm map of mean January sea level temperatures indicates a poleward bending of isotherms over large land masses. 
E) Advection is the horizontal transport of energy by the atmosphere

Question 10

The rate of temperature decrease with altitude is around 5 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In which atmospheric layers does temperature increase with altitude?

Accepted Answer

A) troposphere 
B) tropopause 
C) stratosphere 
D) stratopause 
E) mesosphere 
A) troposphere 
B) tropopause 
C) stratosphere 
D) stratopause 
E) mesosphere

Question 12

What is the homosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) The lower portion of the troposphere only 
B) The troposphere and the lower portion of the stratosphere 
C) The troposphere,stratosphere and the lower portion of the mesosphere 
D) The troposphere,mesosphere and the lower portion of the thermosphere 
E) The troposphere,mesosphere,stratosphere and the lower portion of the thermosphere 
A) The lower portion of the troposphere only 
B) The troposphere and the lower portion of the stratosphere 
C) The troposphere,stratosphere and the lower portion of the mesosphere 
D) The troposphere,mesosphere and the lower portion of the thermosphere 
E) The troposphere,mesosphere,stratosphere and the lower portion of the thermosphere

Question 13

Atmospheric aerosols may be derived from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) soot from burning of materials 
B) salt spray from oceans 
C) particles from forest fires 
D) volcanic eruptions 
E) all of the above 
A) soot from burning of materials 
B) salt spray from oceans 
C) particles from forest fires 
D) volcanic eruptions 
E) all of the above

Question 14

Using 3.20 which of the locations has the most continental and high latitude climate?

Accepted Answer

A) Yakutsk 
B) Hamburg 
C) Aswan 
D) Manaus 
A) Yakutsk 
B) Hamburg 
C) Aswan 
D) Manaus

Question 15

A parcel of air at the base of a mountain range has a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius .If the parcel of air moved 500 metres up the slope,its temperature would be approximately _______ degrees Celsius.

Accepted Answer

A) 24 
B) 27 
C) 33 
D) 36 
E) 40 
A) 24 
B) 27 
C) 33 
D) 36 
E) 40

Question 16

Urban locations always experience an "urban heat island effect".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During a temperature inversion _______.

Accepted Answer

A) there is no change in air temperature as one ascends through the troposphere 
B) there is no change in air temperature as one descends through the troposphere 
C) temperatures increase as one ascends through the lower atmosphere 
D) temperatures decrease as one ascends through the lower atmosphere 
E) the stratosphere is the same temperature as the troposphere 
A) there is no change in air temperature as one ascends through the troposphere 
B) there is no change in air temperature as one descends through the troposphere 
C) temperatures increase as one ascends through the lower atmosphere 
D) temperatures decrease as one ascends through the lower atmosphere 
E) the stratosphere is the same temperature as the troposphere

Question 18

Imagine you are ascending through the atmosphere from the ground upward.Describe the changing conditions as you ascend

Accepted Answer

As you ascend through the atmosphere fro

Lines connecting locations having the same temperature are referred to as:

Which of the following may be used to reduce the damage of frosts?

The annual range of temperature decreases with latitude especially over northern hemisphere continents.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the troposphere with the stratosphere.

Which of the following orderings of atmospheric layers is correct as one moves from the earth's surface through the atmosphere?

At what altitude would you normally find the tropopause?

Which of the following is a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide?

What is the technical term for a digital thermometer?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The rate of temperature decrease with altitude is around 5 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters.

In which atmospheric layers does temperature increase with altitude?

What is the homosphere?

Atmospheric aerosols may be derived from which of the following?

Using 3.20 which of the locations has the most continental and high latitude climate?

A parcel of air at the base of a mountain range has a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius .If the parcel of air moved 500 metres up the slope,its temperature would be approximately _______ degrees Celsius.

Urban locations always experience an "urban heat island effect".

During a temperature inversion _______.

Imagine you are ascending through the atmosphere from the ground upward.Describe the changing conditions as you ascend

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Lines connecting locations having the same temperature are referred to as:

Which of the following may be used to reduce the damage of frosts?

The annual range of temperature decreases with latitude especially over northern hemisphere continents.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the troposphere with the stratosphere.

Which of the following orderings of atmospheric layers is correct as one moves from the earth's surface through the atmosphere?

At what altitude would you normally find the tropopause?

Which of the following is a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide?

What is the technical term for a digital thermometer?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The rate of temperature decrease with altitude is around 5 degrees Celsius per 1000 meters.

In which atmospheric layers does temperature increase with altitude?

What is the homosphere?

Atmospheric aerosols may be derived from which of the following?

Using 3.20 which of the locations has the most continental and high latitude climate?

A parcel of air at the base of a mountain range has a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius .If the parcel of air moved 500 metres up the slope,its temperature would be approximately _______ degrees Celsius.

Urban locations always experience an "urban heat island effect".

During a temperature inversion _______.

Imagine you are ascending through the atmosphere from the ground upward.Describe the changing conditions as you ascend

The Earth As a Rotating Planet

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Winds and the Global Circulation System

Weather Systems

Global Climates

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

Global Soils

Earth Materials

Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Landforms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Waves and Wind

Glacier Landforms and the Ice Age

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