GY 101 Lab - Final Exam Questions & Quality Solutions
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Course
GY 101
Institution
GY 101
temperature - CORRECT ANSWER a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object
Farhenheit, celsius, kelvin - CORRECT ANSWER what are the three temperature scales?
1.8 - CORRECT ANSWER a 1 degree change in celsius equals a _________ degree change in Fahrenheit
0.5556 - CORRECT ANSWER ...
angle of incidence (AOI) - CORRECT ANSWER how far the sun is above the horizon
zenith angle - CORRECT ANSWER how far the sun is from being directly overhead
90 - CORRECT ANSWER both the AOI and the Zenith Angle add up to _________
degrees
90 - CORRECT ANSWER "sun directly overhead" means AOI is ____________ and
the Zenith angle is 0
66.5°N - CORRECT ANSWER Arctic Circle
23.5°N - CORRECT ANSWER Tropic of Cancer
0° - CORRECT ANSWER Equator
, 23.5°S - CORRECT ANSWER Tropic of Capricorn
66.5°S - CORRECT ANSWER Antarctic Circle
90° N - CORRECT ANSWER North Pole
90° S - CORRECT ANSWER South Pole
summer solstice - CORRECT ANSWER the sun is overhead at the tropic of cancer
during the ____________
vernal equinox - CORRECT ANSWER the sun is overhead at the equator during the
_________________-
winter solstice - CORRECT ANSWER the sun is overhead at the tropic of capricorn
during the ___________
autumnal equinox - CORRECT ANSWER the sun is overhead at the equator during the
_______________
Wein's Law - CORRECT ANSWER a relationship between the temperature and the
wavelength at which it emits the most electromagnetic energy
shorter - CORRECT ANSWER according to Wien's law, hot objects emit ___________
radiation wavelengths compared to cold objects
albedo - CORRECT ANSWER the amount of insolation that is reflected
shortwave radiation - CORRECT ANSWER high energy waves emitted from the sun
longwave radiation - CORRECT ANSWER infrared rays re-emitted from the ground
wavelength - CORRECT ANSWER the distance between peaks in a repeating pattern
of traveling energy
infrared thermometer (pyrometer) - CORRECT ANSWER instrument that infers
temperature from the amount of thermal radiation being emitted
solar radiation sensors (pyranometers) - CORRECT ANSWER instrument that
measures the power of light and heat from the sun
humidity - CORRECT ANSWER is temperature dependant
temperature - CORRECT ANSWER RH changes as _____ changes
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