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WX 201- FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSHow do red and blue light differ? - Answers-The wavelength of red light is longer. (E1)
Which gases are primarily responsible for the atmosphere greenhouse effect in Earth's
atmosphere? - Answers-Water vapor and carbon dioxide (E1)
Much of the carbon dioxide found in earlier atmospheres is currently locked up in -
Answers-Carbonate rocks (E1)
The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer
than summers in the Northern Hemisphere is that - Answers-Over 80 percent of the
Southern Hemisphere is covered with water (E1)
If Earth did not have an atmosphere, the sky would appear _______ during the day. -
Answers-Black (E1)
The temperature of the tropopause - Answers-is much colder than the temperature at
Earth's surface. (E1)
The Sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in the - Answers-visible portion of the
spectrum (E1)
Suppose yesterday morning you noticed ice crystals (frost) on the grass, yet the
minimum temperature reported in the newspaper was only 35 degrees F. The most
likely reason for this apparent discrepancy is that - Answers-temperature readings are
taken in instrument shelters more than 5 feet above the ground. (E1)
Ideal conditions for a strong radiation inversion are a - Answers-Clear, calm, dry, winter
night (E1)
At which temperature would Earth be radiating energy at the greatest rate or intensity? -
Answers-105 degrees F (E1)
Which atmospheric layer contains the most mixing and overturning of air? - Answers-
Troposphere (E1)
On what date is the Sun the most intense in the Northern Hemisphere? - Answers-June
21 (E1)
Without the atmospheric greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature would be
- Answers-Lower than at present (E1)
, As ocean temperature increase, which greenhouse gas increases and enhances the
atmospheric greenhouse effect, thereby illustrating a positive feedback process? -
Answers-water vapor (E1)
The blue color of the sky is due to _________. - Answers-selective scattering of visible
light by air molecules. (E1)
What is released as sensible heat during the formation of clouds? - Answers-Latent
Heat (E1)
Our seasons are caused by - Answers-the angle at which sunlight reaches Earth. (E1)
The temperature of a rising air parcel - Answers-always cools due to expansion. (E1)
The amount of heat energy required to bring about a change in temperature in a
substance is called the - Answers-Heat Capacity (E1)
A star much hotter than our Sun radiates more energy at _______. - Answers-Shorter
wavelengths are appears bluer. (E1)
What determines the type (wavelength) and amount of radiation that an object emits? -
Answers-Temperature (E1)
The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is - Answers-
millibars or hectopascals. (E1)
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 - Answers-circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
(E1)
The most abundant greenhouse gas in Earth's current atmosphere is - Answers-Water
Vapor (H2O). (E1)
Water vapor can best be described as a - Answers-Liquid. (E1)
Secondary rainbows occur when _________. - Answers-Two internal reflections of light
occur in raindrops. (E1)
Which latitude below would experience the fewest hours of daylight on December
22nd? - Answers-60 degrees N (E1)
Earth's radiative equilibrium temperature is the - Answers-average temperature at which
Earth is absorbing solar radiation and emitting infrared radiation at equal rates. (E1)
At sunset in the middle latitudes, look for a rainbow towards the - Answers-East. (E1)
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