Question 1

Isotherms help to illustrate temperature gradients on a map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of these locations would experience the largest 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 3

On this figure, the mesosphere is labeled:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

_______ is a very important mechanism for transporting large amounts of energy from one region of the earth to another.

Accepted Answer

A) Latent heat 
B) Thermal heat 
C) Net radiation 
D) Insolation 
A) Latent heat 
B) Thermal heat 
C) Net radiation 
D) Insolation

Question 5

Which of the following is a source of information about past temperatures?

Accepted Answer

A) tree rings 
B) coral reefs 
C) ice cores 
D) all of the above 
A) tree rings 
B) coral reefs 
C) ice cores 
D) all of the above

Question 6

On a temperature map, temperature gradients:

Accepted Answer

A) are parallel to isobars 
B) are perpendicular to isobars 
C) are at oblique angles to isobars 
D) cannot be determined from isobars 
A) are parallel to isobars 
B) are perpendicular to isobars 
C) are at oblique angles to isobars 
D) cannot be determined from isobars

Question 7

The latest IPCC report projects that global temperatures will warm between 1.8ᵒ C and 4.0ᵒ C by the year 2100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lines that connect points of equal temperature on a map are called:

Accepted Answer

A) isobars 
B) isotherms 
C) isohyets 
D) contours 
A) isobars 
B) isotherms 
C) isohyets 
D) contours

Question 9

Examine the monthly mean air temperature patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Yakutsk at 62ᵒ N latitude is labeled:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

373 degrees is the boiling temperature for which temperature scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Fahrenheit 
B) Celsius 
C) Kelvin 
D) none of the above 
A) Fahrenheit 
B) Celsius 
C) Kelvin 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Maritime locations tend to experience ___________ than continental interior locations at the same latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) warmer summers and warmer winters 
B) cooler summers and cooler winters 
C) cooler winters and warmer summers 
D) warmer winters and cooler summers 
A) warmer summers and warmer winters 
B) cooler summers and cooler winters 
C) cooler winters and warmer summers 
D) warmer winters and cooler summers

Question 12

______ flows from the ocean to the atmosphere when water evaporates.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Fans can be used to protect crops from frost because they:

Accepted Answer

A) blow water vapor out of the area 
B) prevent ice crystal growth 
C) mix cold near-ground air with warmer overlying air 
D) none of the above 
A) blow water vapor out of the area 
B) prevent ice crystal growth 
C) mix cold near-ground air with warmer overlying air 
D) none of the above

Question 14

The range in monthly mean air temperatures is smaller at high latitudes and larger closer to the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect around 8:00 a.m.?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following contributes to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) tropospheric aerosols 
B) human-induced cloud changes 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) human-induced land cover alterations 
A) tropospheric aerosols 
B) human-induced cloud changes 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) human-induced land cover alterations

Question 17

Which of the following surfaces would tend to heat up least, given the same amount of insolation?

Accepted Answer

A) bare soil 
B) a pond 
C) a meadow 
D) concrete 
A) bare soil 
B) a pond 
C) a meadow 
D) concrete

Question 18

Identify and explain the three major factors that control global air temperature patterns.

Accepted Answer

Latitude controls the total annual insol

Question 19

Water heats and cools more slowly than land surfaces due to:

Accepted Answer

A) higher specific heat capacity 
B) light penetrates into water 
C) water bodies are mixed by wind and waves 
D) all of the above 
A) higher specific heat capacity 
B) light penetrates into water 
C) water bodies are mixed by wind and waves 
D) all of the above

Question 20

Volcanic aerosols:

Accepted Answer

A) cool global temperatures by reflecting insolation 
B) cool global temperatures by reflecting incoming longwave radiation 
C) do not cool global temperatures 
D) none of the above 
A) cool global temperatures by reflecting insolation 
B) cool global temperatures by reflecting incoming longwave radiation 
C) do not cool global temperatures 
D) none of the above

Isotherms help to illustrate temperature gradients on a map.

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

On this figure, the mesosphere is labeled:

_______ is a very important mechanism for transporting large amounts of energy from one region of the earth to another.

Which of the following is a source of information about past temperatures?

On a temperature map, temperature gradients:

The latest IPCC report projects that global temperatures will warm between 1.8ᵒ C and 4.0ᵒ C by the year 2100.

Lines that connect points of equal temperature on a map are called:

Examine the monthly mean air temperature patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Yakutsk at 62ᵒ N latitude is labeled:

373 degrees is the boiling temperature for which temperature scale?

Maritime locations tend to experience ___________ than continental interior locations at the same latitude.

______ flows from the ocean to the atmosphere when water evaporates.

Fans can be used to protect crops from frost because they:

The range in monthly mean air temperatures is smaller at high latitudes and larger closer to the equator.

Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect around 8:00 a.m.?

Which of the following contributes to global warming?

Which of the following surfaces would tend to heat up least, given the same amount of insolation?

Identify and explain the three major factors that control global air temperature patterns.

Water heats and cools more slowly than land surfaces due to:

Volcanic aerosols:

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Exam 3: Air Temperature

Isotherms help to illustrate temperature gradients on a map.

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

On this figure, the mesosphere is labeled:

_______ is a very important mechanism for transporting large amounts of energy from one region of the earth to another.

Which of the following is a source of information about past temperatures?

On a temperature map, temperature gradients:

The latest IPCC report projects that global temperatures will warm between 1.8ᵒ C and 4.0ᵒ C by the year 2100.

Lines that connect points of equal temperature on a map are called:

Examine the monthly mean air temperature patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Yakutsk at 62ᵒ N latitude is labeled:

373 degrees is the boiling temperature for which temperature scale?

Maritime locations tend to experience ___________ than continental interior locations at the same latitude.

______ flows from the ocean to the atmosphere when water evaporates.

Fans can be used to protect crops from frost because they:

The range in monthly mean air temperatures is smaller at high latitudes and larger closer to the equator.

Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect around 8:00 a.m.?

Which of the following contributes to global warming?

Which of the following surfaces would tend to heat up least, given the same amount of insolation?

Identify and explain the three major factors that control global air temperature patterns.

Water heats and cools more slowly than land surfaces due to:

Volcanic aerosols:

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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