Question 1

What did a study of jet contrails undertaken after the grounding of commercial flights after the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks find?

Accepted Answer

A) The study found that contrails have a very limited effect on Earth's energy budget. 
B) The study found that contrails reduce diurnal temperature ranges in regions with a high density aircraft. 
C) The study found that contrails contribute more to cloud-albedo forcing than cloud-greenhouse forcing. 
D) The study found that contrails are difficult to distinguish from natural cirrus clouds. 
A) The study found that contrails have a very limited effect on Earth's energy budget. 
B) The study found that contrails reduce diurnal temperature ranges in regions with a high density aircraft. 
C) The study found that contrails contribute more to cloud-albedo forcing than cloud-greenhouse forcing. 
D) The study found that contrails are difficult to distinguish from natural cirrus clouds.

Question 2

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following has the lowest albedo?

Accepted Answer

A) Fresh snow. 
B) The Moon. 
C) Light roof. 
D) Forests. 
A) Fresh snow. 
B) The Moon. 
C) Light roof. 
D) Forests.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes solar energy?

Accepted Answer

A) Rooftop photovoltaic electrical generation is now cheaper than power line construction to rural sites. 
B) It can provide electricity,but cannot provide heat. 
C) Photovoltaic capacity has not increased in recent years. 
D) Experimental photovoltaic cells have reached maximum efficiency of 23 percent. 
A) Rooftop photovoltaic electrical generation is now cheaper than power line construction to rural sites. 
B) It can provide electricity,but cannot provide heat. 
C) Photovoltaic capacity has not increased in recent years. 
D) Experimental photovoltaic cells have reached maximum efficiency of 23 percent.

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding anthropogenic heat production in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) It can contribute 250 percent more heat energy in winter than is contributed by insolation. 
B) It contributes little heat energy relative to that arriving from insolation. 
C) It is too small to be considered a relevant part of the energy budget. 
D) The production of this heat energy contributes very little to air pollution. 
A) It can contribute 250 percent more heat energy in winter than is contributed by insolation. 
B) It contributes little heat energy relative to that arriving from insolation. 
C) It is too small to be considered a relevant part of the energy budget. 
D) The production of this heat energy contributes very little to air pollution.

Question 6

What is the source for longwave radiation (+ LW↓)arriving at Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following would be true for the net radiation balance in a midlatitude location?

Accepted Answer

A) Net R is constant throughout the year. 
B) There is a surplus of Net R during the summer and a deficit during the winter. 
C) There is a deficit of Net R during the summer and a surplus during the winter. 
D) The season at which surpluses and deficits occur varies from one year to the next. 
A) Net R is constant throughout the year. 
B) There is a surplus of Net R during the summer and a deficit during the winter. 
C) There is a deficit of Net R during the summer and a surplus during the winter. 
D) The season at which surpluses and deficits occur varies from one year to the next.

Question 8

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Conduction - molecule-to-molecule heat transfer. 
B) Advection - strongly vertical mixing. 
C) Radiation - assimilation and conversion of. 
D) Convection - strongly horizontal mixing. 
A) Conduction - molecule-to-molecule heat transfer. 
B) Advection - strongly vertical mixing. 
C) Radiation - assimilation and conversion of. 
D) Convection - strongly horizontal mixing.

Question 9

Discuss the components of the surface energy budget.

Accepted Answer

+SW↓ is incoming shortwave radiation fro

Question 10

Heat energy flows from objects that are warmer to those that are cooler.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason for the energy surplus between the tropics?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a low level of insolation at the ground surface. 
B) There is indirect solar radiation in this zone. 
C) Daylength is variable at this location throughout the year. 
D) This location experiences little seasonal variation in energy. 
A) There is a low level of insolation at the ground surface. 
B) There is indirect solar radiation in this zone. 
C) Daylength is variable at this location throughout the year. 
D) This location experiences little seasonal variation in energy.

Question 12

With reference to the figure above,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The poles receive the highest amount of insolation. 
B) Th highest levels of insolation occur in the equatorial and tropical latitudes. 
C) There is always a very predictable latitudinal gradient of insolation. 
D) Insolation is equal at all surfaces across the globe. 
A) The poles receive the highest amount of insolation. 
B) Th highest levels of insolation occur in the equatorial and tropical latitudes. 
C) There is always a very predictable latitudinal gradient of insolation. 
D) Insolation is equal at all surfaces across the globe.

Question 13

Clouds,depending on cloud type,altitude,and thickness,can either heat or cool Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To what does the term conduction refer?

Accepted Answer

A) Strong vertical movement of air in the atmosphere. 
B) Strong horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere. 
C) The molecule-to-molecule transfer of heat energy. 
D) The behavior of something. 
A) Strong vertical movement of air in the atmosphere. 
B) Strong horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere. 
C) The molecule-to-molecule transfer of heat energy. 
D) The behavior of something.

Question 15

The albedo of a surface is a measure of which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A) Transmission. 
B) Reflection. 
C) Scattering. 
D) Solar radiation receipt. 
A) Transmission. 
B) Reflection. 
C) Scattering. 
D) Solar radiation receipt.

Question 16

Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of energy conversion by humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What have recent studies shown regarding the relationship between cirrus clouds generated by aircraft and the Earth-atmosphere energy balance?

Accepted Answer

Post Sept.11,2001 (when commercial airli

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the analogy of a greenhouse to the Earth-atmosphere energy system?

Accepted Answer

A) It is completely unrelated to our Earth-atmosphere system,and should never have been used to describe global warming. 
B) It is exactly how the Earth-atmosphere system operates. 
C) It is a useful,but inaccurate model since atmospheric gases do not trap,but absorb heat. 
D) While it incorrectly describes shortwave energy transmission,it perfectly encapsulates how longwave terrestrial radiation is trapped. 
A) It is completely unrelated to our Earth-atmosphere system,and should never have been used to describe global warming. 
B) It is exactly how the Earth-atmosphere system operates. 
C) It is a useful,but inaccurate model since atmospheric gases do not trap,but absorb heat. 
D) While it incorrectly describes shortwave energy transmission,it perfectly encapsulates how longwave terrestrial radiation is trapped.

Question 19

On a cloudy day,primarily shorter wavelengths of light (e.g.blues and violets)are scattered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did the Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 affect the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) The atmospheric albedo decreased. 
B) An increase occurred in the amount of energy absorbed in the atmosphere. 
C) A worldwide increase in surface temperatures occurred in the two years after the eruption. 
D) There was a decrease in atmospheric aerosols. 
A) The atmospheric albedo decreased. 
B) An increase occurred in the amount of energy absorbed in the atmosphere. 
C) A worldwide increase in surface temperatures occurred in the two years after the eruption. 
D) There was a decrease in atmospheric aerosols.

What did a study of jet contrails undertaken after the grounding of commercial flights after the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks find?

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

Which of the following has the lowest albedo?

Which of the following best describes solar energy?

Which of the following is true regarding anthropogenic heat production in cities?

What is the source for longwave radiation (+ LW↓)arriving at Earth's surface?

Which of the following would be true for the net radiation balance in a midlatitude location?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Discuss the components of the surface energy budget.

Heat energy flows from objects that are warmer to those that are cooler.

Which of the following is a reason for the energy surplus between the tropics?

With reference to the figure above,which of the following is true?

Clouds,depending on cloud type,altitude,and thickness,can either heat or cool Earth.

To what does the term conduction refer?

The albedo of a surface is a measure of which of the following processes?

Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of energy conversion by humans.

What have recent studies shown regarding the relationship between cirrus clouds generated by aircraft and the Earth-atmosphere energy balance?

Which of the following best describes the analogy of a greenhouse to the Earth-atmosphere energy system?

On a cloudy day,primarily shorter wavelengths of light (e.g.blues and violets)are scattered.

How did the Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 affect the atmosphere?

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Exam 4: Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

What did a study of jet contrails undertaken after the grounding of commercial flights after the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks find?

The principle of Rayleigh scatter states that atmospheric particles larger than the wavelength of light account for the differential scattering of shorter wavelengths of light.

Which of the following has the lowest albedo?

Which of the following best describes solar energy?

Which of the following is true regarding anthropogenic heat production in cities?

What is the source for longwave radiation (+ LW↓)arriving at Earth's surface?

Which of the following would be true for the net radiation balance in a midlatitude location?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Discuss the components of the surface energy budget.

Heat energy flows from objects that are warmer to those that are cooler.

Which of the following is a reason for the energy surplus between the tropics?

With reference to the figure above,which of the following is true?

Clouds,depending on cloud type,altitude,and thickness,can either heat or cool Earth.

To what does the term conduction refer?

The albedo of a surface is a measure of which of the following processes?

Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of energy conversion by humans.

What have recent studies shown regarding the relationship between cirrus clouds generated by aircraft and the Earth-atmosphere energy balance?

Which of the following best describes the analogy of a greenhouse to the Earth-atmosphere energy system?

On a cloudy day,primarily shorter wavelengths of light (e.g.blues and violets)are scattered.

How did the Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 affect the atmosphere?

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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