GEOG 1900: Questions With Complete Solutions (A+)
Consider a hill or a building, such as Adena Hall. All else equal, you would
expect snow to melt fastest: Correct Ans - On the south side (the side
facing south)
In which layer of the atmosphere does the weather occur? Correct Ans -
Troposphere
On which day will the sun have the highest noon sun angle in newark, ohio?
Correct Ans - June 21
The daily minimum temperature tends to occur: Correct Ans - Just
before sunrise
Which of the following surfaces has the largest albedo? Correct Ans -
New Snow
What is the primary cause of seasons? Correct Ans - The tilt of earth?
The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to: Correct Ans - additional
greenhouse gases leading to a rise in temperature
what type of energy is associated with the change of state of water?
Correct Ans - Latent heat
the sky is blue because air molecules selectively ____________ blue light
Correct Ans - scatter
lines connecting points of equal temperature are called: Correct Ans -
isotherms
with increasing altitude, air pressure: Correct Ans - decreases at a
decreasing rate
the largest componenet of the earths atmosphere is : Correct Ans -
Nitrogen
, If the average temperature of the sun decreased, the wavelength of peak solar
emission would: Correct Ans - shift to a longer wavelength
the transer of heat by molecule-to-molecule contact is called: Correct Ans
- Conduction
Which of the following is NOT a reason why water warms and cools much
more slowly than land? Correct Ans - More heat is required to raise the
temperature of a given amount of soil 1C than it does to raise the temp of
water by 1C
The mixure of gases, droplets, and liquids that surround the earths surface.
This definition best describes: Correct Ans - the atmosphere
The Heat Index (HI) is based on the apparent (or "feels like") temperature
which is a combination of air temperature and Correct Ans - relative
humidity
which of the following is not a control of how temperature varies globally?
Correct Ans - Temperature inversion
Which of the following is the appropriate way to communicate newark, ohios
location? Correct Ans - (40'4'N, 82'27'W)
The proper order of wavelengths from shortest to longest is: Correct Ans
- Ultraviolet, visible, infrared.
Which of gthe following is considered a variable gas in the earth's
atmosphere? Correct Ans - water vapor
which of the following pairs of gases is mainky responsible for the
atmospheric greenhouse effect in the earths atmosphere Correct Ans -
water vapor and carbon dioxide
which area of the united states is most prone to costly, weather related
natural disasters? Correct Ans - The southwest
Consider a hill or a building, such as Adena Hall. All else equal, you would
expect snow to melt fastest: Correct Ans - On the south side (the side
facing south)
In which layer of the atmosphere does the weather occur? Correct Ans -
Troposphere
On which day will the sun have the highest noon sun angle in newark, ohio?
Correct Ans - June 21
The daily minimum temperature tends to occur: Correct Ans - Just
before sunrise
Which of the following surfaces has the largest albedo? Correct Ans -
New Snow
What is the primary cause of seasons? Correct Ans - The tilt of earth?
The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to: Correct Ans - additional
greenhouse gases leading to a rise in temperature
what type of energy is associated with the change of state of water?
Correct Ans - Latent heat
the sky is blue because air molecules selectively ____________ blue light
Correct Ans - scatter
lines connecting points of equal temperature are called: Correct Ans -
isotherms
with increasing altitude, air pressure: Correct Ans - decreases at a
decreasing rate
the largest componenet of the earths atmosphere is : Correct Ans -
Nitrogen
, If the average temperature of the sun decreased, the wavelength of peak solar
emission would: Correct Ans - shift to a longer wavelength
the transer of heat by molecule-to-molecule contact is called: Correct Ans
- Conduction
Which of the following is NOT a reason why water warms and cools much
more slowly than land? Correct Ans - More heat is required to raise the
temperature of a given amount of soil 1C than it does to raise the temp of
water by 1C
The mixure of gases, droplets, and liquids that surround the earths surface.
This definition best describes: Correct Ans - the atmosphere
The Heat Index (HI) is based on the apparent (or "feels like") temperature
which is a combination of air temperature and Correct Ans - relative
humidity
which of the following is not a control of how temperature varies globally?
Correct Ans - Temperature inversion
Which of the following is the appropriate way to communicate newark, ohios
location? Correct Ans - (40'4'N, 82'27'W)
The proper order of wavelengths from shortest to longest is: Correct Ans
- Ultraviolet, visible, infrared.
Which of gthe following is considered a variable gas in the earth's
atmosphere? Correct Ans - water vapor
which of the following pairs of gases is mainky responsible for the
atmospheric greenhouse effect in the earths atmosphere Correct Ans -
water vapor and carbon dioxide
which area of the united states is most prone to costly, weather related
natural disasters? Correct Ans - The southwest
