Question 1

Which of the following has a higher albedo than thin clouds?

Accepted Answer

A)  the moon 
B)  snow 
C)  ice 
D)  water

Question 2

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Overcast skies usually result in cooler daytime temperatures because clouds are good REFLECTORS | ABSORBERS of sunlight.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

The average summer temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere are cooler than the average summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the earth is closer to the sun in January 
B)  the earth is farther from the sun in July 
C)  over 80% of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water 
D)  the sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere

Question 4

The freezing of pure water is 32° on the ____ scale.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kelvin 
B)  Fahrenheit 
C)  Celsius 
D)  absolute

Question 5

Which of the following is the poorest conductor of heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  still air 
B)  water 
C)  ice 
D)  soil

Question 6

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Compared to Phoenix (30°N latitude), Minneapolis (45°N) will have shorter days in the winter and LONGER | SHORTER days in the summer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A)  January and summer 
B)  January and winter 
C)  July and winter 
D)  July and summer

Question 8

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Air is a GOOD | POOR conductor of heat.

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Question 9

During cloud droplet formation, condensation causes the release of what kind of heat into the environment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

An object that radiates more energy than it absorbs will ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  become colder 
B)  become warmer 
C)  maintain the same temperature 
D)  reach radiative equilibrium

Question 11

The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the earth's atmosphere 
B)  solar wind 
C)  the North Pole 
D)  the South Pole

Question 12

The proper order from shortest to longest wavelength is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ultraviolet, infrared, and visible 
B)  infrared, visible, and ultraviolet 
C)  ultraviolet, visible, and infrared 
D)  visible, ultraviolet, and infrared

Question 13

An object at radiative equilibrium temperature is behaving as a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  selective absorber 
B)  blackbody 
C)  light reflector 
D)  greenhouse gas

Question 14

In some situations, light behaves as if it were composed of particles rather than having a wavelike nature. What is the name given to light "particles?"

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the sun's position can affect vegetation. Would you expect a SOUTH- or a NORTH-facing hill to receive more sunlight during a year?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

When an object emits and absorbs energy at equal rates, its temperature increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The longest wavelengths of visible light correspond to the color RED | VIOLET.

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Question 18

Which of the following provides a measure of the average speed of the atoms and molecules in air?

Accepted Answer

A)  pressure 
B)  temperature 
C)  density 
D)  evaporation

Question 19

As the temperature of an object ____, the intensity of the radiation emitted by the object ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases; increases 
B)  increases; decreases 
C)  decreases; stays the same 
D)  decreases; increases

Question 20

Which process accounts for the sky's blue color?

Accepted Answer

A)  light reflection 
B)  light scattering 
C)  albedo 
D)  thermal convection

Exam 2: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Which of the following has a higher albedo than thin clouds?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Overcast skies usually result in cooler daytime temperatures because clouds are good REFLECTORS | ABSORBERS of sunlight.

The average summer temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere are cooler than the average summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere because ____.

The freezing of pure water is 32° on the ____ scale.

Which of the following is the poorest conductor of heat?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Compared to Phoenix (30°N latitude), Minneapolis (45°N) will have shorter days in the winter and LONGER | SHORTER days in the summer.

When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Air is a GOOD | POOR conductor of heat.

During cloud droplet formation, condensation causes the release of what kind of heat into the environment?

An object that radiates more energy than it absorbs will ____.

The auroras are caused by charged particles originating from ____.

The proper order from shortest to longest wavelength is ____.

An object at radiative equilibrium temperature is behaving as a ____.

In some situations, light behaves as if it were composed of particles rather than having a wavelike nature. What is the name given to light "particles?"

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the sun's position can affect vegetation. Would you expect a SOUTH- or a NORTH-facing hill to receive more sunlight during a year?

When an object emits and absorbs energy at equal rates, its temperature increases.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The longest wavelengths of visible light correspond to the color RED | VIOLET.

Which of the following provides a measure of the average speed of the atoms and molecules in air?

As the temperature of an object , the intensity of the radiation emitted by the object .

Which process accounts for the sky's blue color?