EAS 120 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers

EAS 120 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers A temperature increase of 10C is greater than a temperature increase of 10F - Answer-True which permanent gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere - Answer-Nitrogen Which variable gas do most scientist attribute to global warming - Answer-Carbon Dioxide Which geographical regime has witnessed the greatest increase of temperature during the period from 1975 to the present? - Answer-Land Which location's temperature appears to be mostly likely affected by increasing levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases? - Answer-Poles Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone is most prominent in which atmospheric layer? - Answer-Stratosphere Which temperature is considered to be the lowest? 100 F 100 C 100 K - Answer-100 K When temperature increases with height, this is called an - Answer-inversion Which year had the largest maximum size of the ozone hole? - Answer-2001 How long is the residence time for water vapor? - Answer-10 days On the summer solstice, the noon sun angle for a location with a latitude of 65 N latitude would be 48.5 degrees above the south horizon (point). - Answer-TRUE In the Northern Hemisphere, September 21st is the first day of: - Answer-fall During the summer solstice, the Earth's north pole is tilted: - Answer-toward the sun On June 21st, an observer at the Arctic Circle (66.5 N) latitude would see the Sun at noon - Answer-at an altitude of approx 47 degrees above the south point On December 21st, an observer on the Arctic Circle would see the Sun at noon: - Answer-on the horizon Averaged over the course of a year, where on Earth is the maximum insolation? - Answer-between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn on the summer solstice how many hours of daylight are at the south pole - Answer-0 hours In summer, humid regions, such as Crystal Lake, typically have _______ daily temperature ranges and _______ maximum temperatures than drier regions, such as Tucson, AZ. - Answer-lower, lower