GEOG 2050 Midterm Exam | Answered with complete solutions
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GEOG 2050 Midterm Exam | Answered with complete solutions The temperature control that includes the heat capacity of a substance is A) movement B) specific heat C) cloud cover D) evaporation The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because A) the amount of energy stored in...
1) The temperature control that includes the heat capacity of a substance is
A) movement
B) specific heat
C) cloud cover
D) evaporation
The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because
A) the amount of energy stored in the land is less than that stored in the water column
B) the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land, and so it can be
radiated away faster
C) all of these
D) none of the above - land does not cool off more rapidly than water at night
Which of the following is true regarding anthropogenic heat production in cities?
A) It is too small to be considered a relevant part of the energy budget.
B) It contributes little heat energy relative to that arriving from insolation.
C) It can contribute 250% more heat energy in winter than is contributed by insolation.
D) The production of this heat energy contributes very little to air pollution.
Which term in the radiation balance equation links the Earth's energy, hydrological, and
biological systems?
A) latent heat of evaporation
B) sensible heat
C) infrared energy emitted from the ground
D) albedo
Which of the following is false?
A) The amount of human-produced heat is not significant in New York City.
B) Urbanized surfaces tend to be sealed.
C) A city responds much as a desert surface during and after a rainstorm.
D) Urban surfaces have lower albedos and higher NET R values.
If the surface of the earth were to suddenly turn white, the temperature of the planet
would __________ because __________ insolation would be absorbed.
A) decrease; less
B) decrease; more
,C) increase; more
D) increase; less
Air pollution acts to ______ the albedo of cities and therefore ____ the urban heat
island effect.
A) decreases; diminishes
B) decreases; enhances
C) increase; enhances
D) increases; diminishes
Which of the following is true regarding clouds?
A) They increase temperature minimums and temperature maximums.
B) They cover about 15% of Earth's surface at any one time.
C) They decrease nighttime temperatures and increase daytime temperatures.
D) They act like insulation in that they have a moderating influence on temperatures
When light passes from one medium to another
A) refraction occurs - a process that is important to the formation of rainbows
B) Rayleigh scattering is the predominant effect
C) it is usually not affected physically
D) transmission happens
The temperature control that specifically relates to opaqueness is
A) altitude
B) transmissibility
C) specific heat
D) evaporation
Which of the following is true regarding locations at high elevations?
A) Higher elevations experience higher temperatures during the day because they are
closer to the sun.
B) The density of air increases with increasing elevation.
C) Higher elevations experience lower average temperatures during both day and night.
D) Temperatures at night, and in the shadows, are greater at higher elevations.
The highest temperature recorded on Earth to date was in
A) North America
B) Africa
C) Mexico
D) Asia
, The annual temperature range map (Figure 3-28) shows that the
A) greatest ranges occur in the subtropics over the oceans
B) greatest ranges occur over the continental masses in the Southern Hemisphere
C) lowest ranges occur over continental interiors in the Northern Hemisphere
D) greatest ranges occur in east central Siberia in Russia
The science that specifically studies the climate at or near Earth's surface is
A) geography
B) micrometeorology
C) meteorology
D) microclimatology
E) astronomy
The lowest natural temperature on Earth (-89.2 degrees C, -128.56 degrees F) was
recorded at
A) Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Soviet Union in January
B) at the North Pole in July
C) at a South Pole scientific base in December
D) Vostok, Antarctica in July
The Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 affected the atmosphere in the following way
A) the atmospheric albedo increased
B) a worldwide decrease in surface temperatures occurred in the two years after the
eruption
C) an increase occurred in the amount of energy absorbed in the atmosphere
D) all of these were effects of the eruption
E) none of these effects occurred
The insolation received at Earth's surface is
A) greatest over low-latitude deserts with their cloudless skies
B) generally greater at high latitudes because of daylength
C) inadequate to sustain life
D) usually low at the equator
The cool ocean currents that flow along the west coasts of continents promote
A) fog
B) thunderstorm development
C) heavy rainfall
D) all of these
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