Climate Change Exam With Accurate Answers 100% Correct
A black body at a constant temperature. - ANSWER - Absorbs all radiation reaching it
- Emits all the radiant energy it absorbs
(both are correct)
a cloud on the ground is known as - ANSWER fog
A common but ambiqouos term to describe the amount of water vapor - ANSWER
humidity
a drainage basin for a river is also known as - ANSWER watershed
examples of orographic boundary in the U.S would be - ANSWER Cascade Mountains
At any given time, approximately how much of Earth is experiencing cloudy sky
conditions - ANSWER 60%
Clouds may form____ - ANSWER all can potentially cause clouds to form
compared to the amount of radiation received from the Sun, about how much radiation
does the surface of the Earth receive from the atmosphere - ANSWER twice as much
earth reaches its perihelion point in orbit during which month - ANSWER January
global warming potential is the ratio of heat trapped by one unity mass of the
greenhouse gas to that of one unit mass of ____ over a specified period of time -
ANSWER CO2
,how can albedo of surface change - ANSWER changing altitude of the Sun
How can pressure gradient be used to determine wind speed? - ANSWER larger
gradient equals faster winds
how does source region of an air mass effect area over which they move - ANSWER air
masses retain character of their source region
how many belts of circulation planetary scale circulation broken into in each
hemisphere - ANSWER 3
if earth did not rotate while other conditions remain the same, what direction would
surface winds blow - ANSWER from pole to equator
if the air around a rising parcel becomes cooler than the parcel, the air is ___ - ANSWER
unstable
Water will be able to condense onto an object only if the object's temperature is ____ the
dewpoint temperature - ANSWER below
For the Northern Hemisphere, between the vernal and autumnal equinox, which of the
following is true - ANSWER the day is longer than the night
in what type of cloud is hail likely to form ANSWER cumulonimbus
in which of the following is heat released to the environment ANSWER none of the
answers are correct
Latent heat is involved in what processes? ANSWER phase changes
, Manuna Loa Observatory has continuously monitored natural fluctuations in which
greenhouse gas ANSWER CO2
On which side of an orographic boundary would you find a wetter climate - ANSWER
Windward
prior to comparing air pressures for various geographic locations, what must first be
done to those not taken at sea level - ANSWER adjusted to sea level
The circle of illumination is the distinguishing line between - ANSWER day and night
the eastward flowing jet stream encircling the Antarctic is known as - ANSWER
Circumpolar vortex
the law of conservation of energy - ANSWER all of the above
the amount of heat required to elevate the temperature of 1 gram of water one degrees
celsius is a - ANSWER calorie
the connection between temperture and wavelength at which energy is emitted is given
by what law - ANSWER Wien's law
the total pressure extend by a group of gases is equal to the total of the individual
pressures exerted by each gas is described in ____ - ANSWER Dalton's Law
what the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean ultimately does - ANSWER
transfers heat from warm regions to cold regions
what the differences in specific heat of substances reflect - ANSWER ability to store
heat is different
A black body at a constant temperature. - ANSWER - Absorbs all radiation reaching it
- Emits all the radiant energy it absorbs
(both are correct)
a cloud on the ground is known as - ANSWER fog
A common but ambiqouos term to describe the amount of water vapor - ANSWER
humidity
a drainage basin for a river is also known as - ANSWER watershed
examples of orographic boundary in the U.S would be - ANSWER Cascade Mountains
At any given time, approximately how much of Earth is experiencing cloudy sky
conditions - ANSWER 60%
Clouds may form____ - ANSWER all can potentially cause clouds to form
compared to the amount of radiation received from the Sun, about how much radiation
does the surface of the Earth receive from the atmosphere - ANSWER twice as much
earth reaches its perihelion point in orbit during which month - ANSWER January
global warming potential is the ratio of heat trapped by one unity mass of the
greenhouse gas to that of one unit mass of ____ over a specified period of time -
ANSWER CO2
,how can albedo of surface change - ANSWER changing altitude of the Sun
How can pressure gradient be used to determine wind speed? - ANSWER larger
gradient equals faster winds
how does source region of an air mass effect area over which they move - ANSWER air
masses retain character of their source region
how many belts of circulation planetary scale circulation broken into in each
hemisphere - ANSWER 3
if earth did not rotate while other conditions remain the same, what direction would
surface winds blow - ANSWER from pole to equator
if the air around a rising parcel becomes cooler than the parcel, the air is ___ - ANSWER
unstable
Water will be able to condense onto an object only if the object's temperature is ____ the
dewpoint temperature - ANSWER below
For the Northern Hemisphere, between the vernal and autumnal equinox, which of the
following is true - ANSWER the day is longer than the night
in what type of cloud is hail likely to form ANSWER cumulonimbus
in which of the following is heat released to the environment ANSWER none of the
answers are correct
Latent heat is involved in what processes? ANSWER phase changes
, Manuna Loa Observatory has continuously monitored natural fluctuations in which
greenhouse gas ANSWER CO2
On which side of an orographic boundary would you find a wetter climate - ANSWER
Windward
prior to comparing air pressures for various geographic locations, what must first be
done to those not taken at sea level - ANSWER adjusted to sea level
The circle of illumination is the distinguishing line between - ANSWER day and night
the eastward flowing jet stream encircling the Antarctic is known as - ANSWER
Circumpolar vortex
the law of conservation of energy - ANSWER all of the above
the amount of heat required to elevate the temperature of 1 gram of water one degrees
celsius is a - ANSWER calorie
the connection between temperture and wavelength at which energy is emitted is given
by what law - ANSWER Wien's law
the total pressure extend by a group of gases is equal to the total of the individual
pressures exerted by each gas is described in ____ - ANSWER Dalton's Law
what the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean ultimately does - ANSWER
transfers heat from warm regions to cold regions
what the differences in specific heat of substances reflect - ANSWER ability to store
heat is different
