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Question 1

Heat is transferred in Earths atmosphere by radiation. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Temperature is a measure of the maximum possible speed of atoms and molecules, true or false?

Answer 2

FALSE ( if you said true you wrong )

Question 3

Eath’s radiative equilibrium temperature is the ___________________?

Answer 3

Average temperature at which Earth is absorbing solar radiation and emitting infrared radiation at equal rates

Question 4

In most of the world, temperature is recorded in?

Answer 4

Degrees Celsius

Question 5

In general the temperature of a rising air parcel what

Answer 5

Always cools due to expansion.

Question 6

Horizontal transport by the wind is called?

Answer 6

Advection

Question 7

When water changes from a solid to a vapor, without going through a liquid state, we call this process what?

Answer 7

Sublimation

Question 8

The transfer of heat energy by atmospheric and oceanic circulating prevents low latitudes from steadily becoming _____ and high latitudes from steadily growing _______

Answer 8

Warmer,
Colder

Question 9

If Earths average Surface temperature were to increase, the amount of radiation emitted from the Earths surface would increase, and the wavelength of peak emissions would shift towards shorter wavelengths. T or F?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Carbon dioxide and water vapor are called?

Answer 10

Selective absorbing greenhouse gases

Question 11

At which temperature would Earth be radiating energy at the greatest rate or intensity ?

Answer 11

105 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 12

On average, what percentage of Solar energy striking the outer atmosphere eventually reaches the Earth’s surface?

Answer 12

50%

Question 13

Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons are the greenhouse gases that appear to be responsible for what?

Answer 13

The enhancement of earths atmospheric greenhouse effect

Question 14

Solar wind is comprised of plasma or charged particles traveling through space? T or F?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Without water vapor to absorb the Earths emitted infrared radiation, what would happen?

Answer 15

Earth would lose more heat

Question 16

If the amount of energy lost by earth to space each year were not approximately equal to that received ___

Answer 16

The atmospheres average temp would change

Question 17

Combined albedo of Earth and the atmosphere is approx ____ %?

Answer 17

30%

Question 18

Clouds strongly emit infrared radiation back to the Earths surface, T or F?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Suppose last night was clear and calm. Tonight’s forecast indicates that low clouds and fog will be present. From this you would conclude that tonight’s minimum temperature will be ?

Answer 19

Higher than last nights minimum temperature

Question 20

The heat energy released when water vapor changes to a liquid is called?

Answer 20

Latent heat condensation

Question 21

The albedo of the moon is 7%, this means that?

Answer 21

7 % of sunlight striking the moon is reflected

Question 22

Without the atmosphere greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature would be ___?

Answer 22

Lower than at present

Question 23

The amount of heat energy required to bring about a change in temperature in a substance is called?

Answer 23

Heat capacity

Question 24

Which principle bets describes why melting occurs first in snow around tree trunks?

Answer 24

Snow is a good absorber of infrared energy

Question 25

When water vapor evaporates, latent heat is reversed into the atmosphere, this provides a tremendous amount of heat in storms, such as thunderstorms and hurricanes. True or False?

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Earth emits radiation with greatest intensity at ?

Answer 26

Infrared wavelengths

Question 27

The atmosphere near earths surface is “heated from below” by heat energy from earths interior. True or false?

Answer 27

False

Question 28

The main process responsible for warming in the lower atmosphere is?

Answer 28

The absorption of infrared radiation

Question 29

The sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in ?

Answer 29

The visible portion of the spectrum

Question 30

What determines the type (wave length) and amount of radiation an object emits?

Answer 30

Temperature

Question 31

Sunlight that bounces off a surface is said to be ——- from the surface

Answer 31

Reflected

Question 32

A vertical exchange of heat is called?

Answer 32

Convention

Question 33

As we apply Newtonian principles and analyze the way the suns energy travels through the atmosphere we can say that solar radiation reaches earths surface as?

Answer 33

Ultra violet, visible, and infrared

Question 34

Often before sunrise on a clear, calm morning, the temperature falls dramatically in the absence of parked cars, even when the air temperature is above freezing because the tops of cars are cooling by a loss of?

Answer 34

Radiation

Question 35

The rising air bubbles from convection are known as

Answer 35

Thermals

Question 36

During the formation of clouds what is released as sensible heat?

Answer 36

Latent heat