Question 1

Which of the following processes can occur when heat is transferred outward from the surface of the moon?

Accepted Answer

A) latent heat 
B) convection 
C) conduction 
D) radiation 
A) latent heat 
B) convection 
C) conduction 
D) radiation

Question 2

Which of the following statements explains why low clouds slow surface cooling at night better than clear skies do?

Accepted Answer

A) Clouds start convection currents among them. 
B) Water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to the Earth. 
C) Clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to the Earth. 
D) Clouds conduct heat better than clear night air does. 
A) Clouds start convection currents among them. 
B) Water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to the Earth. 
C) Clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to the Earth. 
D) Clouds conduct heat better than clear night air does.

Question 3

Which of the following describes what the average Earth surface temperature would be without the atmospheric greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

A) higher than it is now 
B) the same as it is now 
C) much more variable than it is now 
D) lower than at it is now 
A) higher than it is now 
B) the same as it is now 
C) much more variable than it is now 
D) lower than at it is now

Question 4

On a warm summer day, what is the best colour of T-shirt to wear in order to best keep you cool?

Accepted Answer

A) red 
B) blue 
C) black 
D) white 
A) red 
B) blue 
C) black 
D) white

Question 5

Which of the following is the range of wavelengths corresponding to the maximum amount of radiation emitted by the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 micrometre 10 micrometers 
B) 1 micrometre 1 micrometer 
C) 10 micrometres 30 micrometers 
D) 30 micrometres 0.5 micrometers 
A) 0.5 micrometre 10 micrometers 
B) 1 micrometre 1 micrometer 
C) 10 micrometres 30 micrometers 
D) 30 micrometres 0.5 micrometers

Question 6

Which of the following would happen to the Earth's radiative equilibrium temperature if the sun suddenly began emitting more energy?

Accepted Answer

A) It would decrease. 
B) It would remain the same. 
C) It would increase. 
D) It would begin to oscillate. 
A) It would decrease. 
B) It would remain the same. 
C) It would increase. 
D) It would begin to oscillate.

Question 7

Which of the following expresses how far points A and C are apart?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 wavelength apart 
B) 1/4 wavelength apart 
C) 1/3 wavelength apart 
D) 1/2 wavelength apart 
A) 1 wavelength apart 
B) 1/4 wavelength apart 
C) 1/3 wavelength apart 
D) 1/2 wavelength apart

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about a black object?

Accepted Answer

A) It has a high albedo and is a poor absorber of visible radiation. 
B) It has a high albedo and is a good absorber of visible radiation. 
C) It has a low albedo and is a poor absorber of radiation. 
D) It has a low albedo and is a good absorber of radiation. 
A) It has a high albedo and is a poor absorber of visible radiation. 
B) It has a high albedo and is a good absorber of visible radiation. 
C) It has a low albedo and is a poor absorber of radiation. 
D) It has a low albedo and is a good absorber of radiation.

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to the horizontal transport of any atmospheric property by the wind?

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) advection 
C) redistribution 
D) conduction 
A) radiation 
B) advection 
C) redistribution 
D) conduction

Question 10

The albedo of the Earth's surface is about 4 percent, yet the combined albedo of the Earth and the atmosphere is about 30 percent. Which of the following conditions BEST explains why this is the case?

Accepted Answer

A) low albedo of clouds, low albedo of water 
B) high albedo of clouds, low albedo of water 
C) low albedo of clouds, high albedo of water 
D) high albedo of clouds, high albedo of water 
A) low albedo of clouds, low albedo of water 
B) high albedo of clouds, low albedo of water 
C) low albedo of clouds, high albedo of water 
D) high albedo of clouds, high albedo of water

Question 11

As air in the figure above moves from A to B, what will happen to its temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) It will decrease. 
B) It will decrease at first, and then increase. 
C) It will increase. 
D) It will remain the same. 
A) It will decrease. 
B) It will decrease at first, and then increase. 
C) It will increase. 
D) It will remain the same.

Question 12

Suppose you are outside wearing a winter coat in very cold temperature, and the coat keeps you quite warm. Which of the following describes the reason that you keep warm?

Accepted Answer

A) The coat generates a temperature gradient between your body and the surrounding air. 
B) The coat is the source of the heat that keeps you warm. 
C) The coat absorbs heat from the sun. 
D) The coat has insulating properties that keeps you warm. 
A) The coat generates a temperature gradient between your body and the surrounding air. 
B) The coat is the source of the heat that keeps you warm. 
C) The coat absorbs heat from the sun. 
D) The coat has insulating properties that keeps you warm.

Question 13

Which of the following statements describes the roof of a home where snow melts readily?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a poor conductor of heat. 
B) It is a good radiator of heat. 
C) It is a poor radiator of heat. 
D) It is a good conductor of heat. 
A) It is a poor conductor of heat. 
B) It is a good radiator of heat. 
C) It is a poor radiator of heat. 
D) It is a good conductor of heat.

Question 14

Which of the following processes explains why our skin feels colder immediately after stepping out of a hot tub?

Accepted Answer

A) latent heat of condensation 
B) latent heat of fusion 
C) latent heat of evaporation 
D) latent heat of sublimation 
A) latent heat of condensation 
B) latent heat of fusion 
C) latent heat of evaporation 
D) latent heat of sublimation

Question 15

Which of the following gives the name for electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths between 0.4 and 0.7 micrometres?

Accepted Answer

A) visible light 
B) infrared light 
C) microwaves 
D) ultraviolet light 
A) visible light 
B) infrared light 
C) microwaves 
D) ultraviolet light

Question 16

Which of the following statements describes the difference between red and blue light?

Accepted Answer

A) Red and blue light have different directions of polarization. 
B) The wavelength of red light is longer. 
C) Blue light has a higher speed of propagation. 
D) Red light has a higher intensity. 
A) Red and blue light have different directions of polarization. 
B) The wavelength of red light is longer. 
C) Blue light has a higher speed of propagation. 
D) Red light has a higher intensity.

Question 17

Which of the following gases are mainly responsible for the atmospheric greenhouse effect in the Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) water vapour and carbon dioxide 
B) ozone and oxygen 
C) nitrogen and carbon dioxide 
D) oxygen and nitrogen 
A) water vapour and carbon dioxide 
B) ozone and oxygen 
C) nitrogen and carbon dioxide 
D) oxygen and nitrogen

Question 18

One micrometre is equal to which of the following units of length?

Accepted Answer

A) one millionth of a metre 
B) one thousandth of a metre 
C) one hundredth of a metre 
D) one tenth of a millimetre 
A) one millionth of a metre 
B) one thousandth of a metre 
C) one hundredth of a metre 
D) one tenth of a millimetre

Question 19

Which of the following has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?

Accepted Answer

A) red light 
B) green light 
C) blue light 
D) ultraviolet radiation 
A) red light 
B) green light 
C) blue light 
D) ultraviolet radiation

Question 20

At which of the following wavelengths does the Earth emit radiation of greatest intensity?

Accepted Answer

A) visible wavelengths 
B) ultraviolet wavelengths 
C) radio wavelengths 
D) infrared wavelengths 
A) visible wavelengths 
B) ultraviolet wavelengths 
C) radio wavelengths 
D) infrared wavelengths

Which of the following processes can occur when heat is transferred outward from the surface of the moon?

Which of the following statements explains why low clouds slow surface cooling at night better than clear skies do?

Which of the following describes what the average Earth surface temperature would be without the atmospheric greenhouse effect?

On a warm summer day, what is the best colour of T-shirt to wear in order to best keep you cool?

Which of the following is the range of wavelengths corresponding to the maximum amount of radiation emitted by the Earth?

Which of the following would happen to the Earth's radiative equilibrium temperature if the sun suddenly began emitting more energy?

Which of the following expresses how far points A and C are apart?

Which of the following statements is true about a black object?

Which of the following terms refers to the horizontal transport of any atmospheric property by the wind?

The albedo of the Earth's surface is about 4 percent, yet the combined albedo of the Earth and the atmosphere is about 30 percent. Which of the following conditions BEST explains why this is the case?

As air in the figure above moves from A to B, what will happen to its temperature?

Suppose you are outside wearing a winter coat in very cold temperature, and the coat keeps you quite warm. Which of the following describes the reason that you keep warm?

Which of the following statements describes the roof of a home where snow melts readily?

Which of the following processes explains why our skin feels colder immediately after stepping out of a hot tub?

Which of the following gives the name for electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths between 0.4 and 0.7 micrometres?

Which of the following statements describes the difference between red and blue light?

Which of the following gases are mainly responsible for the atmospheric greenhouse effect in the Earth's atmosphere?

One micrometre is equal to which of the following units of length?

Which of the following has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?

At which of the following wavelengths does the Earth emit radiation of greatest intensity?

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Exam 2: Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Which of the following processes can occur when heat is transferred outward from the surface of the moon?

Which of the following statements explains why low clouds slow surface cooling at night better than clear skies do?

Which of the following describes what the average Earth surface temperature would be without the atmospheric greenhouse effect?

On a warm summer day, what is the best colour of T-shirt to wear in order to best keep you cool?

Which of the following is the range of wavelengths corresponding to the maximum amount of radiation emitted by the Earth?

Which of the following would happen to the Earth's radiative equilibrium temperature if the sun suddenly began emitting more energy?

Which of the following expresses how far points A and C are apart?

Which of the following statements is true about a black object?

Which of the following terms refers to the horizontal transport of any atmospheric property by the wind?

The albedo of the Earth's surface is about 4 percent, yet the combined albedo of the Earth and the atmosphere is about 30 percent. Which of the following conditions BEST explains why this is the case?

As air in the figure above moves from A to B, what will happen to its temperature?

Suppose you are outside wearing a winter coat in very cold temperature, and the coat keeps you quite warm. Which of the following describes the reason that you keep warm?

Which of the following statements describes the roof of a home where snow melts readily?

Which of the following processes explains why our skin feels colder immediately after stepping out of a hot tub?

Which of the following gives the name for electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths between 0.4 and 0.7 micrometres?

Which of the following statements describes the difference between red and blue light?

Which of the following gases are mainly responsible for the atmospheric greenhouse effect in the Earth's atmosphere?

One micrometre is equal to which of the following units of length?

Which of the following has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?

At which of the following wavelengths does the Earth emit radiation of greatest intensity?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Filters