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Ch 17 2/2
Test Description: Atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is not true about radiation
A
It is one of three methods of heat transfer
B
It can travel through a vacuum
C
It needs a medium through which to travel
D
It travels out in all directions from its source
2) Which of the following is associated with weak light rays that travel in different directions
A
conduction
B
scattering
C
convection
D
reflection
3) In general, what is true about places at higher altitudes?
A
They have warmer temperatures than places at lower altitudes
B
They have cooler temperatures than places at lower altitudes
C
They less predictable temperatures than places at lower altitudes
D
They have the same temperature as places at lower altitudes
4) Which of the following is true
A
Land heats more rapidly than water
B
Land reachers higher temperatures than water
C
Land reaches higher temperatures and heats more rapidly than water
D
Land heats less rapidly than water
5) Why are annual temperature ranges in the Southern Hemiosphere generally smaller than those in the Northern Hemisphere
A
There is a greater percentage of water surface in the Southern Hemisphere
B
There is a greater proportion of mountainous land in the Southern Hemisphere
C
Earth is closest to the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere summer
D
Less area is covered by desert in the Southern Hemisphere
6) Which of the following best describes temperature variations
A
Variations are the same over land and over water
B
Variations over water cannot be determined
C
Variations are greater over land than over water
D
Variations are greater over water than over land
7) Isotherms are lines that connect points of equal
A
temperature
B
pressure
C
laltitude
D
elevation
8) Which of the following best describes the general air temperature on a cloudy night?
A
lower than on a clear night
B
higher than on a clear night
C
the same as on a clear night
D
less predictable than on a clear night
9) Many clouds have a high albedo and therfore tend to
A
absorb sunlight
B
reflect sunlight
C
transmit sunlight
D
radiate sunlight
10) At night, clouds act as a blanket by
A
reflecting incoming radiation
B
absorbing incoming radiation
C
absorbing outgoing radiation
D
reflecting outgoing radiation
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