Question 1

Urban areas generally absorb more insolation than nearby rural areas because surfaces like asphalt have lower albedos than surfaces like meadow or forest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Temperature decreases with elevation in the stratosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Identify the four major layers of the atmosphere and describe temperature trends within each.

Accepted Answer

The lowest layer is the troposphere where temperature decreases with elevation at a lapse rate of about 6.4ᵒC per kilometer. Next is the stratosphere, where temperatures increase with elevation due to the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone. In the mesosphere temperature again decreases with elevation until the thermosphere is reached. In the thermosphere, temperature again increases with elevation but because there are few air molecules this layer holds little heat.

Question 4

Examine the annual net radiation patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Manaus at 3ᵒ S latitude is labeled:

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 5

Night air temperatures tend to be lower at higher elevations because there are fewer air molecules to absorb outgoing longwave radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The largest influence on annual temperature cycles is from differences in insolation received at different ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The largest influence on annual temperature cycles...

Question 7

The surface layer of a beach would heat up ____ than the adjacent water surface during the day, and cool down ____ during the night, during a summer day-night cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) more / less 
B) less / more 
C) more / more 
D) less / less 
A) more / less 
B) less / more 
C) more / more 
D) less / less

Question 8

_____ can be transferred by the processes of conduction or convection.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensible heat 
B) Latent heat 
C) Net radiation 
D) insolation 
A) Sensible heat 
B) Latent heat 
C) Net radiation 
D) insolation

Question 9

On high mountains, air temperatures will tend to be _______ the adjacent lowlands.

Accepted Answer

A) higher than 
B) lower than 
C) the same as 
A) higher than 
B) lower than 
C) the same as

Question 10

The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The layer of the atmosphere above the...

Question 11

Temperature tends to ______ with elevation in the troposphere, and ________ with elevation in the stratosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) increase / increase 
B) increase / decrease 
C) decrease / decrease 
D) decrease / increase 
A) increase / increase 
B) increase / decrease 
C) decrease / decrease 
D) decrease / increase

Question 12

A trend of decreasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Annual temperature ranges tend to _______ decreasing latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) increase with 
B) decrease with 
C) not change systematically with 
A) increase with 
B) decrease with 
C) not change systematically with

Question 14

Aerosols are tiny particles in the atmosphere that are so small that the slightest air movement keeps them aloft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of these locations would be likely to experience the largest annual temperature range?

Accepted Answer

A) Manaus, Brazil (3 degrees south latitude) 
B) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees north latitude) 
C) Hamburg, Germany (53 degrees north latitude) 
D) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 degrees north latitude) 
A) Manaus, Brazil (3 degrees south latitude) 
B) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees north latitude) 
C) Hamburg, Germany (53 degrees north latitude) 
D) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 degrees north latitude)

Question 16

Land surfaces tend to heat and cool faster than water bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A trend of increasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of these locations would experience the smallest annual variation in the length of day?

Accepted Answer

A) Manaus, Brazil (3 degrees south latitude) 
B) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees north latitude) 
C) Hamburg, Germany (53 degrees south latitude) 
D) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 degrees north latitude) 
A) Manaus, Brazil (3 degrees south latitude) 
B) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees north latitude) 
C) Hamburg, Germany (53 degrees south latitude) 
D) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 degrees north latitude)

Question 19

Aerosols produced by human activities like fossil fuel burning are thought to be contributing to increases in global temperature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Temperature inversions often occur during the day, as the ground surface radiatively warms and in turn warms the layer of air immediately above it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Urban areas generally absorb more insolation than nearby rural areas because surfaces like asphalt have lower albedos than surfaces like meadow or forest.

Temperature decreases with elevation in the stratosphere.

Identify the four major layers of the atmosphere and describe temperature trends within each.

Examine the annual net radiation patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Manaus at 3ᵒ S latitude is labeled:

Night air temperatures tend to be lower at higher elevations because there are fewer air molecules to absorb outgoing longwave radiation.

The largest influence on annual temperature cycles is from differences in insolation received at different ________.

The surface layer of a beach would heat up than the adjacent water surface during the day, and cool down during the night, during a summer day-night cycle.

_____ can be transferred by the processes of conduction or convection.

On high mountains, air temperatures will tend to be _______ the adjacent lowlands.

The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer is called the ________.

Temperature tends to with elevation in the troposphere, and __ with elevation in the stratosphere.

A trend of decreasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Annual temperature ranges tend to _______ decreasing latitude.

Aerosols are tiny particles in the atmosphere that are so small that the slightest air movement keeps them aloft.

Which of these locations would be likely to experience the largest annual temperature range?

Land surfaces tend to heat and cool faster than water bodies.

A trend of increasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Which of these locations would experience the smallest annual variation in the length of day?

Aerosols produced by human activities like fossil fuel burning are thought to be contributing to increases in global temperature.

Temperature inversions often occur during the day, as the ground surface radiatively warms and in turn warms the layer of air immediately above it.

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Exam 3: Air Temperature

Urban areas generally absorb more insolation than nearby rural areas because surfaces like asphalt have lower albedos than surfaces like meadow or forest.

Temperature decreases with elevation in the stratosphere.

Identify the four major layers of the atmosphere and describe temperature trends within each.

Examine the annual net radiation patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Manaus at 3ᵒ S latitude is labeled:

Night air temperatures tend to be lower at higher elevations because there are fewer air molecules to absorb outgoing longwave radiation.

The largest influence on annual temperature cycles is from differences in insolation received at different ________.

The surface layer of a beach would heat up ____ than the adjacent water surface during the day, and cool down ____ during the night, during a summer day-night cycle.

_____ can be transferred by the processes of conduction or convection.

On high mountains, air temperatures will tend to be _______ the adjacent lowlands.

The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer is called the ________.

Temperature tends to ______ with elevation in the troposphere, and ________ with elevation in the stratosphere.

A trend of decreasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Annual temperature ranges tend to _______ decreasing latitude.

Aerosols are tiny particles in the atmosphere that are so small that the slightest air movement keeps them aloft.

Which of these locations would be likely to experience the largest annual temperature range?

Land surfaces tend to heat and cool faster than water bodies.

A trend of increasing air temperature with elevation is called a temperature inversion.

Which of these locations would experience the smallest annual variation in the length of day?

Aerosols produced by human activities like fossil fuel burning are thought to be contributing to increases in global temperature.

Temperature inversions often occur during the day, as the ground surface radiatively warms and in turn warms the layer of air immediately above it.

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

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The surface layer of a beach would heat up than the adjacent water surface during the day, and cool down during the night, during a summer day-night cycle.

Temperature tends to with elevation in the troposphere, and __ with elevation in the stratosphere.