WX 201 FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED
GRADED A+ TESTED AND MODIFIED EXAM
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE
The sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in ____.
a. the visible portion of the spectrum.
b. the infrared portion of the spectrum.
c. the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.
d. all parts of the spectrum equally.
e. the gamma ray portion of the spectrum. --CORRECT ANSWER--the visible
portion of the spectrum.
Although the polar regions radiate away more heat energy than they receive by
insolation in the course of a year, they are prevented from becoming
progressively colder each year by the
a. conduction of heat through the interior of Earth.
b. concentration of Earth's magnetic field lines at the poles.
c. circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
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,d. insulating properties of snow.
e. release of latent heat to the atmosphere when polar ice melts. --CORRECT
ANSWER--circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
For the most accurate determination of outdoor temperature, one should place
the thermometer in the sun.
a. True
b. False --CORRECT ANSWER--false
In the Northern Hemisphere, which day has the fewest hours of daylight?
a. summer solstice
b. winter solstice
c. vernal equinox
d. autumnal equinox
e. spring solstice --CORRECT ANSWER--winter solstice
Our seasons are caused by how close the Earth is to the Sun.
a. True
b. False --CORRECT ANSWER--False
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,On the vernal equinox, the highest position of the noonday Sun (i.e., the sun
would be directly overhead at noon) is located
a. near the North Pole.
b. in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
c. in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.
d. near the South Pole.
e. at the equator. --CORRECT ANSWER--at the equator
The temperature to which air must be cooled in order to become saturated is the
_____.
a. minimum temperature
b. dew point temperature
c. wet-bulb temperature
d. freezing point
e. maximum temperature --CORRECT ANSWER--dew point temperature
As the air temperature increases, the saturation vapor pressure for that air parcel
a. increases.
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, b. decreases.
c. remains constant.
d. becomes unpredictable.
e. drops by 50%. --CORRECT ANSWER--increases
The partial pressure of water vapor is called the ____.
a. relative humidity
b. saturation vapor pressure
c. actual vapor pressure
d. actual water pressure
e. true liquid pressure --CORRECT ANSWER--actual vapor pressure
At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum?
a. when the air temperature is highest
b. just before sunrise
c. about midnight
d. when the air temperature is lowest
e. at sunset --CORRECT ANSWER--when the air temperature is the highest
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CORRECT ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED
GRADED A+ TESTED AND MODIFIED EXAM
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE
The sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in ____.
a. the visible portion of the spectrum.
b. the infrared portion of the spectrum.
c. the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.
d. all parts of the spectrum equally.
e. the gamma ray portion of the spectrum. --CORRECT ANSWER--the visible
portion of the spectrum.
Although the polar regions radiate away more heat energy than they receive by
insolation in the course of a year, they are prevented from becoming
progressively colder each year by the
a. conduction of heat through the interior of Earth.
b. concentration of Earth's magnetic field lines at the poles.
c. circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
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,d. insulating properties of snow.
e. release of latent heat to the atmosphere when polar ice melts. --CORRECT
ANSWER--circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
For the most accurate determination of outdoor temperature, one should place
the thermometer in the sun.
a. True
b. False --CORRECT ANSWER--false
In the Northern Hemisphere, which day has the fewest hours of daylight?
a. summer solstice
b. winter solstice
c. vernal equinox
d. autumnal equinox
e. spring solstice --CORRECT ANSWER--winter solstice
Our seasons are caused by how close the Earth is to the Sun.
a. True
b. False --CORRECT ANSWER--False
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,On the vernal equinox, the highest position of the noonday Sun (i.e., the sun
would be directly overhead at noon) is located
a. near the North Pole.
b. in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
c. in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.
d. near the South Pole.
e. at the equator. --CORRECT ANSWER--at the equator
The temperature to which air must be cooled in order to become saturated is the
_____.
a. minimum temperature
b. dew point temperature
c. wet-bulb temperature
d. freezing point
e. maximum temperature --CORRECT ANSWER--dew point temperature
As the air temperature increases, the saturation vapor pressure for that air parcel
a. increases.
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, b. decreases.
c. remains constant.
d. becomes unpredictable.
e. drops by 50%. --CORRECT ANSWER--increases
The partial pressure of water vapor is called the ____.
a. relative humidity
b. saturation vapor pressure
c. actual vapor pressure
d. actual water pressure
e. true liquid pressure --CORRECT ANSWER--actual vapor pressure
At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum?
a. when the air temperature is highest
b. just before sunrise
c. about midnight
d. when the air temperature is lowest
e. at sunset --CORRECT ANSWER--when the air temperature is the highest
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